PARSEC

pärˈsĕc [parallax+second], in astronomy, basic unit of length for measuring interstellar and intergalactic distances, equal to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, 3.26 light-years, or 3.08×1013 km (about 19 million million mi). The distance in parsecs of an object from the earth is the reciprocal of the parallax of the object. The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, has a parallax of 0.763″ of arc and a distance of about 1.31 parsecs.

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books on: Parsec  - 70 results

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Astronomy and Cosmogony
Book by Sir James H. Jeans; The University Press, 1928
Subjects: Astronomy, Cosmogony, Stars
...000 kilometres, the parsec is found to be 19,150...corresponding to a parallax of 5 parsecs, or 1,031,324 astronomical...units is as follows: One parsec = 3 083 O 10 18 cms...10 17 cms. = 0 3069 parsec. One Siriometer = 14 94 O 10 18 cms. = 4 848 parsecs.
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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...employing the parsec as a unit of measurement...star is 1.31 parsecs -- a much more...multiples of the parsec have had to be...respectively 103 and 106 parsecs. Another frequently...000,000 or in parsecs 0.307; conversely, 1 parsec is equivalent...
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Earth Science
Book by John Gabriel Navarra, Joseph S. Weisberg, Frank Michael Mele; John Wiley & Sons, 1971
Subjects: Earth Sciences
...terms of a unit of measure called the parsec, which is equal to one second of arc...the smaller the angle of the shift. One parsec is much greater than one A.U.; it...only star at a distance of less than one parsec. The most widely known unit of astronomical...
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Philosophy and Modern Science
Book by Harold T. Davis; Principia Press, 1931
Subjects: Physics--Philosophy, Science--Philosophy
...and they more often employ the distance known as the parsec. The parsec by definition is the distance at which a star would...stars recede indefinitely from us and does each cubic parsec of space contain approximately the same number as every...
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History and Philosophy of Science: An Introduction
Book by L. W. H. Hull; Longmans, Green, 1959
Subjects: Science--History, Science--Philosophy
...of stars are in question. The light-year and the parsec are then used. Light travels about 186000 miles a...a star is 1 second of arc, then its distance is 1 parsec. The parsec is about 3.26 light-years. Bessels method has...
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journal articles on: Parsec  - 2 results

 
 
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Looking for Judas
Journal article by Tom Bissell; The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 85, 2009
Subjects: Ancient history, Historic buildings & sites, Jerusalem Israel, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Religious history, Valleys
...no help. In the opening words of the Gospel according to John we learn that Jesus has existed from the beginning of time - a parsec leap beyond the claims made by the other evangelists. In fact, in John, all things exist because of Jesus. Jesus is the...
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Relative Motion: Translation and Therapy
Journal article by George Craig; International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 91, 2010
Subjects: Linguistics, Science
...working vocabulary of astronomers seems to swing unpredictably from the aristocratic-fastidious (precessional, ecliptic, parsec) to the plebeian-aggressive (black hole, red dwarf, Big Bang). Caught oddly between is the concept I have included in...


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magazine articles on: Parsec  - 7 results

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The Long and Short of It
Magazine article by Neil Degrasse Tyson; Natural History, Vol. 114, April 2005
Subjects: Astrophysics, Quantity, Universe, Weights & measures
...with millions and billions that none of them feel the urge to invent a unit much beyond the light-year or the parsec. One parsec (from "parallax" plus ".second") is the distance at which a person floating way out in space would see the...
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To the Editor
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 106, June 1997
...nearly all distances are mentioned in "parsecs," and the Virgo cluster is about fifteen million parsecs away. When converting to the more sensible...multiplied by 3.26 (light-years per parsec). Clearly, I forgot to multiply. Cellulose...
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The Internet, the Middle East, and You: Finding Your Way in Cyberspace
Magazine article by James M. Ennes Jr.; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XV, July 1996
Subjects: Computers, Internet
...versions of more than 800 pages, complete with index, table of contents, and descriptions. Looking for Someone? Who Where by ParSec Communications at http://www.whowhere.com is the answer. Here you will find the e-mail address of nearly everyone...
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Wise Ways to Invest Abroad
Magazine article by Anita J. Slomski; Medical Economics, Vol. 77, November 6, 2000
Subjects: Artisan International Fund, Federated International Small Company Fund, Funds, International, Investment policy, Portfolio investments, Putnam International Voyager Fund, Statistical data, Stock, T Rowe Price International Stock Fund Inc, United States
...Depositary Receipts, which trade on Nasdaq, the American Stock Exchange, and the New York Stock Exchange. Bart Boyer of Parsec Financial Management in Asheville, NC, prefers to buy individual foreign stocks for his clients to avoid mutual fund fees...
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Take Control of Your Future
Magazine article; Medical Economics, Vol. 87, November 5, 2010
...situations, the adviser becomes a personal, as well as business planner for physicians and their families." Rick Manske CFP Parsec Financial Asheville, NC Can you describe an important asset that an adviser can provide a physician? "Physicians primary...
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newspaper articles on: Parsec  - 13 results

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The Future Is Green with Business Link
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 21, 2009
...receiving assistance from Business Link. Parsec Consulting Engineers, a family run engineering...valuable support from the organisation. Parsec specialises in energy audits and is an...couple with the launch and development of Parsec, said: "Shaun and Beverley are excellent...
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Weekend: A Bright Future Plugging into a Fragrant Past; It Used to Be a Rolling Country Estate, but Today Hams Hall Is a Centre for Rolling Stock. Ross Reyburn Looks at the Changes
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 6, 2001
...significant role in diverting freight traffic from road to rail. The Parsec rail terminal located on former water meadows west of the River...negatives of rail use, says Chris Geldard, chief executive of Parsec of Europe Ltd. With luck, we should be able to get a pounds...
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The Prize Crossword
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 25, 2010
...12 Cessna, 13 Alice, 14 Extras, 15 Chambertin, 16 Alicante, 17 Osage, 19 Cantab, 22 Alexei, 25 Velocity of light, 28 Parsec, 29 McEwan, 30 Allen, 32 Off-break, 35 Bloody Mary, 37 Gemini, 38 Rishi, 39 Tardis, 40 Armani, 41 Needle, 42 Stone...
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Winston's Wartime Hols
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 12, 2011
Subjects: Churchill, Winston (British prime minister), Roosevelt, Franklin D.
...miles and then call that distance one parsec. Differing angles of actual nearby stars...simply divided by the first number into parsecs. In Star Wars, Han Solo boasts to Obi...some well-known smuggling run in six parsecs. He really means the distance travelled...
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TIME OUT: Quiz of the Day
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 23, 2008
...Which London street was famous for producing poor quality books? ANSWERS: 1 One; 2 Denmark; 3 Coronation Street; 4 The parsec; 5 Ermine Street; 6 Ted Turner; 7 Mia Farrow; 8 Crinkley Bottom; 9 La Traviata; 10 Grub Street. Noel Edmonds - see Question...
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encyclopedia articles on: Parsec  - 4 results

 
 
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Parsec
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PARSEC par sec par allax+ sec ond, in astronomy...19 million million mi). The distance in parsecs of an object from the earth is the reciprocal...763 of arc and a distance of about 1.31 parsecs...
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Measurement
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the English units of measurement . Certain units have been defined for special applications, e.g., the light-year and parsec in astronomy and the angstrom in physics. Measurement is one of the fundamental processes of science . It provides the data...
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Parallax
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...stellar measurement is the parsec ; it is the distance at which...years. A stars distance d in parsecs is the reciprocal of its parallax...places it at a distance of 3.3 parsecs or about 11 light-years...useful for stars within 100 parsecs. Spectroscopic parallax is...
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Light-Year
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri, the stars nearest our solar system, are about 4.3 light-years distant. See also parsec . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University...


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