Convert barleycorn to parsec
Please provide values below to convert barleycorn [barleycorn] to parsec [pc], or Convert parsec to barleycorn.
How to Convert Barleycorn to Parsec
1 barleycorn = 2.74385980938678e-19 pc
Example: convert 15 barleycorn to pc:
15 barleycorn = 15 × 2.74385980938678e-19 pc = 4.11578971408017e-18 pc
Barleycorn to Parsec 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.
Parsec
A parsec is a unit of length used to measure the large distances to astronomical objects outside the Solar System, approximately equal to 3.26 light-years. It is the distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond.
History/Origin
The term "parsec" is a portmanteau of "parallax" and "second," coined by British astronomer Herbert Hall Turner in 1913.
Current Use
The parsec is the preferred unit of distance in astronomy and astrophysics for expressing the distances to stars and galaxies.