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Re: unit system??



James Watson asks:
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From: James Watson [mailto:00j0watson@BSUVC.BSU.EDU]
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 4:25 PM

Student question ... Is a lightyear a metric unit??

In a word, no. It can be expressed in SI as 1 ly = 9.4605 x 10^15 m. Could
express in furlongs, for that matter!

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