Convert hand to light year
Please provide values below to convert hand [hand] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to hand.
How to Convert Hand to Light Year
1 hand = 1.0739128473691e-17 ly
Example: convert 15 hand to ly:
15 hand = 15 × 1.0739128473691e-17 ly = 1.61086927105365e-16 ly
Hand to Light Year Conversion Table
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Hand
A hand is a unit of length equal to 4 inches.
History/Origin
The hand was originally the width of a man's hand, including the thumb. It was standardized to 4 inches for measuring the height of horses.
Current Use
The hand is still used today to measure the height of horses.
Light Year
A light-year is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year.
History/Origin
The concept of the light-year as a unit of distance in astronomy emerged in the mid-19th century. The first recorded use of the term was in a German astronomical publication in 1851.
Current Use
The light-year is used to express distances to stars and other astronomical objects on a galactic and intergalactic scale, especially in popular science and non-specialist contexts.