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The Use of SI Units in Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

G. A. Wilkins
G. A. Wilkins*
Affiliation:
Royal Greenwich Observatory

Summary

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The principal features of the International System of Units (SI) are briefly described and the advantages of its wider adoption in astronomy are discussed. The need for the continued use of a system of astronomical units for some purposes is recognised.

Type
Part I. Standards for the Presentation of Data
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 35: Compilation, Critical Evaluation and Distribution of Stellar Data , 1977 , pp. 43 - 46
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1977

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