Convert attometer to hand
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to hand [hand], or Convert hand to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Hand
1 am = 9.84251968503937e-18 hand
Example: convert 15 am to hand:
15 am = 15 × 9.84251968503937e-18 hand = 1.47637795275591e-16 hand
Attometer to Hand 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.
Hand
A hand is a unit of length equal to 4 inches.
History/Origin
The hand was originally the width of a man's hand, including the thumb. It was standardized to 4 inches for measuring the height of horses.
Current Use
The hand is still used today to measure the height of horses.