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Re: John E. Doolittle
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lugnet.pirates
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Fri, 28 Jan 2000 18:33:09 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Lance Scott writes:
> 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.
> >
> > 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!
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> 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
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> 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.
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> Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me!
The term was, "heaving the log".
Bruce
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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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