Convert shackle (Britain 1949) to astronomical unit
Selected category: length.
Definition and details for shackle (Britain 1949):
In 1949 the Royal Navy redefined shackle as 90 feet or 27.432 meters.
Definition and details for astronomical unit:
Astronomers use astronomical unit (ua or au or AU) as yardstick for measuring the distances between objects in the Solar System. AU is defined as the distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun. Currently it is accepted that this length is 149 597 870 691 meters, with an uncertainty of about 30 meters.