What Is This Tool?
This converter transforms length values from the link (US survey), a historical unit used in American land surveying, into attometers, an SI unit representing ultra-small distances relevant in physics.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the length value measured in link (US survey)
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Select link (US survey) as the original unit
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Choose attometer as the target unit
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Click the convert button to get the result in attometers
Key Features
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Converts historic U.S. survey links to extremely small SI attometer units
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Provides precise numerical conversion bridging land surveying and subatomic scales
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Easy online interface requiring minimal inputs
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Offers context for use in cadastral mapping and high-energy physics
Examples
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1 Link (US survey) [li] = 201168402336800000 Attometer [am]
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5 Links (US survey) [li] = 1005842011684000000 Attometer [am]
Common Use Cases
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Interpreting distances in historic US land survey plats and deeds
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Cadastral mapping and boundary descriptions with legacy survey data
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Civil engineering projects reconciling old surveys with modern measures
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Scientific calculations requiring ultra-fine length scales from survey units
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Research involving length scales relevant to particle and nuclear physics
Tips & Best Practices
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Ensure correct input unit selection when converting
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Use this tool primarily for niche applications bridging historical and scientific contexts
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Be mindful of very large conversion results that represent extremely small physical distances
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Verify results when integrating into scientific or engineering workflows
Limitations
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Link (US survey) is large compared to attometer leading to very large output values
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Conversions produce numbers that may be difficult to interpret in practical terms
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Attometer scale is mostly theoretical for typical surveying applications
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Precision may be affected by rounding errors with drastically different scale units
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a link (US survey) unit?
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A link (US survey) is a historic length unit equal to 1/100 of a Gunter's chain or about 0.201168 meters, used in US land surveying.
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What does an attometer measure?
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An attometer is an SI unit of length equal to one quintillionth of a meter (10^-18 m), used in subatomic physics to express extremely small distances.
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Why convert from links to attometers?
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This conversion helps represent historic land survey lengths in terms of ultra-small SI units, useful for scientific or theoretical calculations needing fine precision.
Key Terminology
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Link (US survey)
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A historical unit equal to 1/100 of a Gunter's chain, used in United States land surveying, approximately 0.201168 meters.
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Attometer
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An SI unit of length equal to 10^-18 meters, used to describe distances at subnuclear scales in physics.
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Gunter's chain
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A measuring unit of length equal to 66 US survey feet, used historically in land surveying.