Convert light year to finger (cloth)
Please provide values below to convert light year [ly] to finger (cloth) [finger], or Convert finger (cloth) to light year.
How to Convert Light Year to Finger (Cloth)
1 ly = 8.27710452544182e+16 finger
Example: convert 15 ly to finger:
15 ly = 15 × 8.27710452544182e+16 finger = 1.24156567881627e+18 finger
Light Year to Finger (Cloth) Conversion Table
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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.
Finger (Cloth)
A finger or finger's breadth is an obsolete unit of length, approximately the width of a human finger, about 3/4 of an inch.
History/Origin
The finger has been used as a unit of measurement since ancient times.
Current Use
The finger is no longer a standard unit of measurement.