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Meanings of second of arc in inglês

russo
угловая секунда
português
segundo
espanhol
arcosegundo
catalão
segon sexagesimal

Angle unit.

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        segundo
        Usage of second of arc in inglês
        1
        But at last the angle was correct, to a fraction of a second of arc.
        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
        2
        Elkin, with the Yale heliometer, obtained 0.032 of a second of arc.
        The New Heavens
        3
        Selenographical arc at the centre of the moon's surface, subtending an angle of one second of arc - 3 min.
        The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical F...
        4
        They subtended so small a fraction of a thousandth of a second of arc that no information could be had about them.
        A Matter of Importance
        5
        Miles at the centre of the moon's disc, subtending an angle of one second of arc - 1.139
        The Moon: A Full Description and Map of its Principal Physical F...
        6
        At this point the angle between the top and bottom of the ball and your eye will be about 0.2 of a second of arc.
        The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects
        7
        Joyce called out his figures, in seconds of arc to three places.
        Greylorn
        8
        Two seconds of arc, east; try that.
        Wandl the Invader
        9
        25), as the most favorable of all stars for measurement, and the last-named had given its angular diameter as 0.051 of a second of arc.
        The New Heavens