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minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoa knot is a nautical mile per hour
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoHistorically a minute (of longitude at the equator) per hour.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoBut it isn’t an abbreviation. It’s from how many knots would pass through one’s hands in a prescribed time from the speed measuring float and rope
a knot is a nautical mile per hour
Historically a minute (of longitude at the equator) per hour.
But it isn’t an abbreviation. It’s from how many knots would pass through one’s hands in a prescribed time from the speed measuring float and rope