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So fun trivia. A nautical mile is one minute of latitude (1/60th of a degree). The meter was originally 1/10,000,000th of the equator to the north pole. So I
by soneil 7y ago
So fun trivia. A nautical mile is one minute of latitude (1/60th of a degree). The meter was originally 1/10,000,000th of the equator to the north pole. So I'd argue the nautical mile was more logical than the statute mile, in this respect.
This is also why you can rough 1knot:2km; you're dividing those 10,000,000 old-world-meters by 5400 (90°*60').
- dylan604 7y agoIf you use a 7200rpm hard drive does the math work out differently? I always forget the definition of the nautical distance. Thanks for the reminder. There's also the knot in a rope every certain distance that would get counted against a stop watch to see how fast the ship was moving.