Sentence examples for measures of distance from inspiring English sources

He displayed exceptional judgment in his choice and use of past authorities and a detailed knowledge of measures of distance, and he adjusted his measurements where possible to astronomically determined positions.

Area measurements had a slightly better reproducibility than measures of distance.

The measurement of the hands of a clock is just one of many measures of distance defining the points of start and finish.

That's why pilots are trained to use objective measures of distance in addition to their vision.

Astrophysicists use Type 1a supernovas, which are highly consistent in their brightness, as standard measures of distance in the universe.

Astronomers have several different measures of distance in space, and all of these are puzzling to the general public and even confuse some scientists.

The appeal of classical dance has long rested on a measure of distance and idealization.

That is the measure of distance and time on the R subway line.

One of the trickiest problems in astronomy is the measure of distance.

A li is a Chinese measure of distance equal to about a third of a mile.

Redshift is not a "traditional" measure of distance in the sense that we are used to.