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: Not numbered
Repeats: 12 times
Divided every: 10 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)
then every: 2 (Zodiacal divisions, equal or unequal)
Notes: The divisions for this scale are the same ones used for the equal-hour scale

Scale located on: Limb .

Location(s) detail:

outer: outermost scale on the front of the limb (outer)

Zodiac:

1 ari
2 tau
3 ge
4 can
5 leo
6 vir
7 li
8 scor
9 sa
10 cap
11 aqua
12 pis
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