hand | 1 hand | 2 hand | 3 hand | 4 hand | 5 hand | 6 hand | 7 hand | 8 hand | 9 hand | 10 hand | 11 hand | 12 hand | 13 hand | 14 hand | 15 hand | 16 hand | 17 hand | 18 hand | 19 hand | 20 hand | 21 hand | 22 hand | 23 hand | 24 hand | 25 hand | 26 hand | 27 hand | 28 hand | 29 hand | 30 hand | 31 hand | 32 hand | 33 hand | 34 hand | 35 hand | 36 hand | 37 hand | 38 hand | 39 hand | 40 hand | 41 hand | 42 hand | 43 hand | 44 hand | 45 hand | 46 hand | 47 hand | 48 hand | 49 hand | 50 hand | 51 hand | 52 hand | 53 hand | 54 hand | 55 hand | 56 hand | 57 hand | 58 hand | 59 hand | 60 hand | 61 hand | 62 hand | 63 hand | 64 hand | 65 hand | 66 hand | 67 hand | 68 hand | 69 hand | 70 hand | 71 hand | 72 hand | 73 hand | 74 hand | 75 hand | 76 hand | 77 hand | 78 hand | 79 hand | 80 hand | 81 hand | 82 hand | 83 hand | 84 hand | 85 hand | 86 hand | 87 hand | 88 hand | 89 hand | 90 hand | 91 hand | 92 hand | 93 hand | 94 hand | 95 hand | 96 hand | 97 hand | 98 hand | 99 hand | 100 hand |
earth radius | 1.5947261026526 × 10-8R⊕ | 3.1894522053053 × 10-8R⊕ | 4.7841783079579 × 10-8R⊕ | 6.3789044106106 × 10-8R⊕ | 7.9736305132632 × 10-8R⊕ | 9.5683566159159 × 10-8R⊕ | 1.1163082718569 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.2757808821221 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.4352534923874 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.5947261026526 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.7541987129179 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.9136713231832 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.0731439334484 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.2326165437137 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.392089153979 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.5515617642442 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.7110343745095 × 10-7R⊕ | 2.8705069847748 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.02997959504 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.1894522053053 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.3489248155706 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.5083974258358 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.6678700361011 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.8273426463663 × 10-7R⊕ | 3.9868152566316 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.1462878668969 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.3057604771621 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.4652330874274 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.6247056976927 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.7841783079579 × 10-7R⊕ | 4.9436509182232 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.1031235284885 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.2625961387537 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.422068749019 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.5815413592843 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.7410139695495 × 10-7R⊕ | 5.9004865798148 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.0599591900801 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.2194318003453 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.3789044106106 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.5383770208758 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.6978496311411 × 10-7R⊕ | 6.8573222414064 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.0167948516716 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.1762674619369 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.3357400722022 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.4952126824674 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.6546852927327 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.814157902998 × 10-7R⊕ | 7.9736305132632 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.1331031235285 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.2925757337938 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.452048344059 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.6115209543243 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.7709935645895 × 10-7R⊕ | 8.9304661748548 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.0899387851201 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.2494113953853 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.4088840056506 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.5683566159159 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.7278292261811 × 10-7R⊕ | 9.8873018364464 × 10-7R⊕ | 1.0046774446712 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.0206247056977 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.0365719667242 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.0525192277507 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.0684664887773 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.0844137498038 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1003610108303 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1163082718569 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1322555328834 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1482027939099 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1641500549364 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.180097315963 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.1960445769895 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.211991838016 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.2279390990425 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.2438863600691 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.2598336210956 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.2757808821221 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.2917281431486 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3076754041752 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3236226652017 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3395699262282 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3555171872547 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3714644482813 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.3874117093078 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4033589703343 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4193062313609 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4352534923874 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4512007534139 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4671480144404 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.483095275467 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.4990425364935 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.51498979752 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.5309370585465 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.5468843195731 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.5628315805996 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.5787788416261 × 10-6R⊕ | 1.5947261026526 × 10-6R⊕ |
The hand is a non-SI unit of measurement of length standardized to 4 inches (101.6 mm). It is used to measure the height of horses in some English-speaking countries, including Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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hand | ≡ 4 in | ≡ 0.1016 m | Metric system Non-SI |
hands | earth radius | hands | earth radius |
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1 | ≈ 1.5947261026526E-8 | 4 | ≈ 6.3789044106106E-8 |
1.5 | ≈ 2.392089153979E-8 | 4.5 | ≈ 7.1762674619369E-8 |
2 | ≈ 3.1894522053053E-8 | 5 | ≈ 7.9736305132632E-8 |
2.5 | ≈ 3.9868152566316E-8 | 5.5 | ≈ 8.7709935645895E-8 |
3 | ≈ 4.7841783079579E-8 | 6 | ≈ 9.5683566159159E-8 |
Earth radius is the distance from Earth's center to its surface, about 6,371 km (3,959 mi). This length is also used as a unit of distance, especially in astronomy and geology, where it is usually denoted by R⊕.
Name of unit | Symbol | Definition | Relation to SI units | Unit System |
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earth radius | R⊕ | ≈ 6,371 km | ≈ 6,371 km | Science - Astronomy (Length) |
earth radius | hands | earth radius | hands |
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1 | ≈ 62706692.913386 | 4 | ≈ 250826771.65354 |
1.5 | ≈ 94060039.370079 | 4.5 | ≈ 282180118.11024 |
2 | ≈ 125413385.82677 | 5 | ≈ 313533464.56693 |
2.5 | ≈ 156766732.28346 | 5.5 | ≈ 344886811.02362 |
3 | ≈ 188120078.74016 | 6 | ≈ 376240157.48031 |
hands | earth radius |
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1 | ≈ 1.5947261026526 × 10-8 |
62,706,692.913386 | ≈ 1 |
Symbol | Definition |
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≡ | exactly equal |
≈ | approximately equal to |
= | equal to |
digits | indicates that digits repeat infinitely (e.g. 8.294 369 corresponds to 8.294 369 369 369 369 …) |