What Is This Tool?
This online converter enables you to transform length values from the Sun's radius, an astronomical unit of length, into links, a historic English surveying unit. It facilitates understanding and comparing measurements across vastly different scales and contexts.
How to Use This Tool?
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Enter the value in Sun's radius you want to convert
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Select the source unit as Sun's radius and target unit as link [li]
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Click the convert button to get the equivalent measurement in links
Key Features
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Converts Sun's radius to link units accurately based on predefined conversion rates
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Browser-based and easy to use without requiring software installation
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Supports applications in astronomy and historical land surveying research
Examples
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2 Sun's radius equals 6,919,589,596.755 links
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0.5 Sun's radius equals 1,729,897,399.18875 links
Common Use Cases
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Comparing stellar sizes using Sun's radius with historical surveying units
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Reinterpreting astronomical measurements for archival land records
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Integrating star size data with legacy cadastral documents measured in links
Tips & Best Practices
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Double-check entered values to avoid errors due to large-scale unit differences
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Use the tool mainly for academic, historical, or educational purposes
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Be aware of the vastly different scales to interpret results appropriately
Limitations
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The link unit is largely obsolete in modern surveying and mainly used for historical research
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Large scale difference between units may lead to numerical precision challenges in some tools
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Conversion seldom applies physically, mostly serving educational or archival interests
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is a Sun's radius used for?
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The Sun's radius is an astronomical unit used to express sizes of stars and stellar structures, and serves as a scale input in models of stellar evolution.
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What is a link (li) unit?
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The link is a historical English unit of length used primarily in 18th and 19th century land surveying, equal to 0.201168 metres.
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Why convert from Sun's radius to link?
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This conversion helps compare astronomical scales with historical land measurement units for educational, archival, or research purposes.
Key Terminology
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Sun's radius
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The mean radius of the Sun, approximately 695,700 kilometres, used in astronomy to compare sizes of stars.
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Link (li)
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A historic English unit of length equal to 0.201168 metres, used mainly in 18th and 19th century surveying.
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Gunter's chain
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A historic length measurement tool composed of linked segments, each chain consisting of 100 links.