10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAUTICAL MILE»
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nautical mile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Dutton's
Nautical Navigation
The "mile" commonly used by navigators is the international nautical mile (
abbreviated n mi or, sometimes, nm) of 2,000 yards (approximately) or 6,076.1
feet or 1.852 kilometers. (For short distances, a nautical mile and 2,000 yards are
often ...
Benjamin Dutton, Thomas J. Cutler, 2004
2
Glossary of Mapping Science
This is exactly 1/1000 radian. mile - A unit of distance, variously defined and
usually preceded by an adjective indicating which of the various definitions is
meant, e.g., nautical mile and statute mile. The word mile is derived from the Latin
mille ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1994
Scale 113 The following are scale equivalents : Scale TWTO is equivalent to 7.30
inches to one nautical mile. Scale JTJO w is equivalent to 3.65 inches to one
nautical mile. Scale 5ui<y<y is equivalent to 1.82 inches to one nautical mile.
George Rockwell Putnam, 1908
4
Southern Marine Engineering Desk Reference
... micron cable X 1 I 18 5 yds in of water X 0.00245 8 atmosphere cable X 10 I
nautical mile in of water X 0.08333 ft of water cable length X 8.44 I nautical mile
in of water X 0.07355 in Hg fathom X 120 I cable length in of water X 003612629
lbs ...
5
Weights and measures standards of the United States: a brief ...
2-20462234 pounds avoirdupois = 1 kilogramme. In Great Britain the legal metric
equivalent of the imperial gallon is 4-54346 litres, and of the imperial bushel 36-
3477 litres. The length of a nautical mile, as given below, is that adopted by the ...
Lewis Van Hagen Judson, United States. National Bureau of Standards, 1976
6
A Measure of All Things: The Story of Man and Measurement
The Nautical Mile A "great circle" of the earth is described by the intersection of
the surface of the earth with a plane passing through its center In other words, if
you were to cut the world in half through its middle in any direction, the line of that
...
7
Navigation and
Nautical Astronomy...
Length of' the Nautical Mile and Knot. — The log-glass, as was said above,
generally runs out in half a minute or the part of an hour, then if the divisions of
the line between the knots be the part of a nautical mile, it is at once apparent, if
one of ...
This would give the mean nautical mile a length of 6,077.5 ft. This would naturally
seem the correct length to give the nautical mile. but its length of 6,080 ft. was
adopted to correspond to the latitude of the region most traversed by the fleets of
...
9
American Practical Navigator: an Epitome of Navigation and ...
The nautical mile is not exactly the same in all countries, but, from the navigator's
standpoint, the various lengths adopted do not differ materially. Since latitude has
been capable of easier and more accurate determination than longitude, ...
It consisted of a race for the Prince of Monaco Cup for the best time made in a
nautical mile with a standing start, and in the kilometre with a flying start. This
race was run off in three series, with the winner of each series to race in the finals
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAUTICAL MILE»
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nautical mile is used in the context of the following news items.
Changes coming for Pegasus Taverna, Mike's on the Water
“We need new energy on the Nautical Mile,” said owner Mike LeFevre. “For my place, I have a number of plans starting with the expansion. «The Macomb Daily, Jul 15»
Turkey buzzes weakened Greece
Turkey and Greece, he added, recognize each other's claim to a six nautical mile-wide zone of the Aegean Sea, but Turkey worries that Greece ... «Politico, Jul 15»
Russian Nuclear Bear Bombers Fly 40 Miles off California Coast
... regularly intercepted TU-95 Bear Bombers that would penetrate the restricted 12 to 24 nautical mile U.S. Contiguous Zone to provocatively ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
News: Alia Yachts Launch 41M Motoryacht "Ruya"
Dial back to around a continuous 10-knots, she can have a 4,000 nautical mile range. As we said before, look out for Ruya at the 2015 MYS as she be making ... «Yacht Forums, Jul 15»
Queensland teen Lachlan Smart aims to be youngest person to fly …
Lachlan will stop over in 20 countries over a 10-week period during the 24,000 nautical mile world record attempt. Former record holder Ryan ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Sailor seeks record in 'boat that tries to kill you'
But by February she hopes to have booked her place in the record books as the quickest woman in history over a nautical mile. "It's like being ... «4029tv, Jul 15»
View From Space: Tropical Storm Halola Has Become a Typhoon …
The MODIS image showed the Halola had again developed a 5 nautical mile (5.7 miles/9.2 km) wide eye. At 1500 UTC (11 a.m. EDT), Halola's ... «Space Ref, Jul 15»
Remarks at the Fifth Annual South China Sea Conference
In other words, regardless of whose jurisdiction it may fall under, would Mischief Reef, for example, be entitled to a 12 nautical mile territorial ... «US Department of State, Jul 15»
Swampscott's Dittrich ready for another shot at IOD title at …
Although it's a one-design class, he is able to trim his boat to get that extra 10th of a [nautical mile] that can make all the difference.” These other ... «Wicked Local North of Boston, Jul 15»
Marine weather
Visibility 1 nautical mile or less. Tonight, west winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Tuesday, south winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
