Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 0° - 90° - 0° - 90° running clockwise from the 90° point (i.e. the throne)
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
Numbered: every 10
Divided every: 10 (Degrees)
then every: 1 (Degrees)

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .
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