Astrolabe Catalogue

Zodiacal signs

Type: Zodiacal signs
Geometry: Circular, concentric
Unit of measurement: Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 30
Numbered: every 10
Repeats: 12 times
Divided every: 10 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)
then every: 2 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

1-4: The entire outer circle on the back of an astrolabe. (1-4)

Zodiac:

1 ARI
2 TAV
3 GEI
4 CAN
5 LEO
6 VGO
7 LIB~
8 SCOR
9 SAGI
10 CAP
11 AQ'
12 PIS~
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