Astrolabe Catalogue

Degree

Type: Degree
Style: 360° scale extending from 180° point (9 o'clock) clockwise back to the 180° point.
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Degrees
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 360
Numbered: Every 5
Repeats: 1 times
Divided every: 5 (Degrees)
then every: 1 (Degrees)
Notes: The numbers on this scale do not include the hundreds unit, i.e., the number after 100 is 5, indicating 105°

Scale located on: Limb .

Location(s) detail:

outer2: second outermost scale on the front of the limb (outer2)
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