Convert arpent to light year
Please provide values below to convert arpent [arpent] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to arpent.
How to Convert Arpent to Light Year
1 arpent = 6.18573800084602e-15 ly
Example: convert 15 arpent to ly:
15 arpent = 15 × 6.18573800084602e-15 ly = 9.27860700126902e-14 ly
Arpent to Light Year Conversion Table
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Arpent
An arpent is a unit of length and a unit of area. As a unit of length, it is approximately 192 feet.
History/Origin
The arpent was a pre-metric French unit of measurement. It was used in France and its North American colonies, including parts of the United States.
Current Use
The arpent is an obsolete unit, but it may still be found in old land records in some parts of North America.
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.