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Meanings of Astronomical Unit in inglês

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Mean distance between Earth and the Sun, common length reference in astronomy.

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unidades astronómicas
Usage of Astronomical Unit in inglês
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Eight light-minutes was one Astronomical Unit, one of the most ancient of all measures.
Cauldron of Ghosts
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In short, the Astronomical Unit (AU) is the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Wired
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Humans first used the Astronomical Unit because we didn't know the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Wired
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The nineteen ships left their near-Garden orbits and rose nearly half an Astronomical Unit, until they were in optimal position.
Pathfinder
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The basic unit of measure in the solar system is the Astronomical Unit, or AU, representing the distance from the Sun to the Earth.
A short history of nearly everything
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One astronomical unit is the distance between the Earth and the sun.
Wired
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It's large object hundreds of astronomical units from the Sun.
The new yorker
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Say you make the sphere one astronomical unit in radius.
Ringworld
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Now, however, a sweep had discovered this crystal at a distance of two astronomical units.
Devourer
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When you have to measure them in astronomical units, it probably isn't a good bet.
Small favor
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We could attend sky parties, join an astronomical unit, and learn about the sky together!
Wired
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The reassurance that there were, in fact, eleven human souls closer than eight astronomical units away.
Earth strike: star carrier: book one
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What the hell is an astronomical unit?
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
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That was one astronomical unit, equal to about 93 million miles, the distance from earth to the sun.
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet
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That was one astronomical unit, equal to about ninety-three million miles, the distance from Earth to the sun.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet
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Or about one hundred astronomical units.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
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