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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 15:52:23 GMT
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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.
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...
Dave!
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| (...) three (...) Ah... A Knot is 12 feet, or a Nautical Mile. Drop a float overboard, and count how many Knots go through your hands in (forget how many seconds). This tells you how fast you are moving relative to the water, in Nautical Miles per (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
| | | Re: John E. Doolittle
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| (...) three (...) Webster's Dictionary says: <quote> In nautical usage knot is a unit of speed, not of distance, and has a built-in meaning of “per hour.” Therefore, a ship would strictly be said to travel at ten knots (not ten knots per hour). (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) three (...) 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 (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| (...) 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. Bruce (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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