Convert attometer to barleycorn
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to barleycorn [barleycorn], or Convert barleycorn to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Barleycorn
1 am = 1.18110235755472e-16 barleycorn
Example: convert 15 am to barleycorn:
15 am = 15 × 1.18110235755472e-16 barleycorn = 1.77165353633207e-15 barleycorn
Attometer to Barleycorn Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
Barleycorn
A barleycorn is an old English unit of length, equal to one-third of an inch.
History/Origin
The barleycorn was a unit of measurement in medieval England, and was originally based on the length of a grain of barley. It was a fundamental unit from which other units were derived.
Current Use
The barleycorn is an obsolete unit of measurement, but it is still the basis for shoe sizes in English-speaking countries.