Astrolabe Catalogue

Sine/Cosine

Type: Sine/Cosine
Style: Sine/Cosine graph
Geometry: Arc
Unit of measurement: 1/60 of quadrant radius
(Numbering) starts at: 0
(Numbering) ends at: 60
Numbered: Not numbered
Repeats: 1 times
Divided every: 10 (1/60 of quadrant radius)
then every: 2 (1/60 of quadrant radius)
Notes: Every 5th line is dotted, remainder are plain.

Scale located on: Tympan, Womb or Back .

Location(s) detail:

UL: Upper left quadrant (inside circular scales) (UL)
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