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Siriometer

Unit of measurement

The siriometer is an obsolete astronomical unit of length, defined to be equal to one million astronomical units (au). One siriometer is approximately

Siriometer

Parsec

Unit of length in astronomy

proposed the name astron, but mentioned that Carl Charlier had suggested siriometer and Herbert Hall Turner had proposed parsec. It was Turner's proposal

Parsec

List of non-coherent units of measurement

Units that are not part of a coherent system

little less than 400 lunar distances make up an astronomical unit. The siriometer is an obsolete astronomical measure equal to one million astronomical

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Carl Charlier

Swedish astronomer (1862–1934)

tried to develop a model of the galaxy based on this. He proposed the siriometer as a unit of stellar distance. Charlier was also interested in pure statistics

Carl Charlier

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List of obsolete units of measurement

European Standardized as 5.0292 m (16.500 ft) by the British empire. Siriometer 149,597,870,700,000 km (9.29558073×1013 mi) Astronomical Defined as 1

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Parallax in astronomy

Distance measuring technique

need for a name for this unit of distance. Mr. Charlier has suggested Siriometer, but if the violence to the Greek language can be overlooked, the word

Parallax in astronomy