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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:05:33 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.pirates, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> > I bow to the other post on the chain. A league is variable, but usually • three
> > miles. A fathom is six feet. It should be noted a nautical mile is 6000
> > feet, not 5280.
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> Since my knowledge of maritime issues extends only far enough to know that a
> whale is not a fish, I ask the following question:
> How many whats are in a "knot?" Is it shorthand for "nautical mile?" Is it a
> standard value, or is it a more elastic measurement depending on who's using
> it? Did I even spell it right?
> Help a poor landlubber understand...
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> Dave!
Here ya go
7 a : a division of the log's line serving to measure a ship's speed b (1) :
one nautical mile per hour (2) : one nautical mile -- not used technically
They would measure the ship's speed by dropping a piece of wood (the log)
overboard and measure the time it took to get to the first knot on the line.
With some math you can determine the speed of the ship.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me!
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