Convert furlong to light year
Please provide values below to convert furlong [fur] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to furlong.
How to Convert Furlong to Light Year
1 fur = 2.12634743779082e-14 ly
Example: convert 15 fur to ly:
15 fur = 15 × 2.12634743779082e-14 ly = 3.18952115668623e-13 ly
Furlong to Light Year Conversion Table
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Furlong
A furlong is a unit of length in the imperial and US customary systems, equal to one-eighth of a mile, 220 yards, or 660 feet.
History/Origin
The name "furlong" derives from the Old English words "furh" (furrow) and "lang" (long), originally referring to the length of a furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field.
Current Use
Today, the furlong is primarily used in horse racing to state the length of races.
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.