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Author: Tillery, Bill W.
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What is a light-year, and how is it defined?
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The significance of light year and its definition.
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A light-year is a unit of length used to measure the astronomical distances. It is defined as the distance travelled by the light in
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In astronomy, there were no referent points of comparison so that standard units were created for the measurement of distances. A light-year is a unit of length which is used to describe the astronomical distances.
Therefore, a light year is the distance travelled by the light in
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