Convert barleycorn to attometer
Please provide values below to convert barleycorn [barleycorn] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to barleycorn.
How to Convert Barleycorn to Attometer
1 barleycorn = 8.4666667e+15 am
Example: convert 15 barleycorn to am:
15 barleycorn = 15 × 8.4666667e+15 am = 1.270000005e+17 am
Barleycorn to Attometer Conversion Table
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Barleycorn
A barleycorn is an old English unit of length, equal to one-third of an inch.
History/Origin
The barleycorn was a unit of measurement in medieval England, and was originally based on the length of a grain of barley. It was a fundamental unit from which other units were derived.
Current Use
The barleycorn is an obsolete unit of measurement, but it is still the basis for shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.
Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.