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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 4917. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Coordinates, Time, And Motion, Positional Concepts

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One second of angular measurement. Also known as `arc second'
(abbreviation `arcsec') and denoted by the symbol '', a second of arc is
one-sixtieth of a minute of arc (arcmin) which, in turn, is one-sixtieth
of a degree. There are 3600 (60×60) seconds of arc in 1 degree and
206 265 seconds of arc in one radian....

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