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  2. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The centimetre (SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −2 ... A length of 100 kilometers (about 62 miles), as a rough amount, ...

  3. Template:Convert/list of units - Wikipedia

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    km km US spelling: kilometer: 1.0 km (0.62 mi) km mi; metre: m m US spelling: meter: 1.0 m (3 ft 3 in) m ft; m ftin; centimetre: cm cm US spelling: centimeter: 1.0 cm (0.39 in) cm in; millimetre: mm mm US spelling: millimeter: 1.0 mm (0.039 in) mm in; micrometre: μm (um) μm US spelling: micrometer: 1.0 μm (3.9 × 10 −5 in) nanometre: nm nm ...

  4. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    Earth radius R 🜨 ≈ 6,371 km [9] Lunar distance LD ≈ 384 402 km. [10] Average distance between the center of Earth and the center of the Moon. astronomical unit au. Defined as 149 597 870 700 m. [11] Approximately the distance between the Earth and Sun. light-year ly ≈ 9 460 730 472 580.8 km.

  5. Kilometre - Wikipedia

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    The kilometre (SI symbol: km; / ˈ k ɪ l ə m iː t ər / or / k ɪ ˈ l ɒ m ə t ər /), spelt kilometer in American and Philippine English, is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousand metres (kilo-being the SI prefix for 1000).

  6. Conversion of units - Wikipedia

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    Conversion of units is the conversion of the unit of measurement in which a quantity is expressed, typically through a multiplicative conversion factor that changes the unit without changing the quantity.

  7. Template:Convert - Wikipedia

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    Converts measurements to other units. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Value 1 The value to convert. Number required From unit 2 The unit for the provided value. Suggested values km2 m2 cm2 mm2 ha sqmi acre sqyd sqft sqin km m cm mm mi yd ft in kg g mg lb oz m/s km/h mph K C F m3 cm3 mm3 L mL cuft ...

  8. Earth's circumference - Wikipedia

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    Posidonius calculated the Earth's circumference by reference to the position of the star Canopus.As explained by Cleomedes, Posidonius observed Canopus on but never above the horizon at Rhodes, while at Alexandria he saw it ascend as far as 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 degrees above the horizon (the meridian arc between the latitude of the two locales is actually 5 degrees 14 minutes).

  9. Reciprocal length - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocal length or inverse length is a quantity or measurement used in several branches of science and mathematics, defined as the reciprocal of length.. Common units used for this measurement include the reciprocal metre or inverse metre (symbol: m −1), the reciprocal centimetre or inverse centimetre (symbol: cm −1).