arcsec
Britishnoun
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Photon events from the afterglow were selected using a circular extraction region of radius 1 arcsec, while the background level of 2.3 × 10−6 counts arcsec−2 s−1 was estimated from nearby source-free regions.
From Nature ● Oct. 15, 2017
Einstein calculated from general relativity theory that starlight just grazing the Sun’s surface should be deflected by an angle of 1.75 arcsec.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The best parallaxes obtained with Hipparcos have an accuracy of 0.001 arcsec.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
In the nineteenth century, however, it was observed that the actual advance is 574 arcsec per century.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
The prediction of general relativity is that the direction of perihelion should change by an additional 43 arcsec per century.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
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