[Proj] Terminology: what should I call 60 nautical miles?
Gerald I. Evenden
geraldi.evenden at gmail.com
Mon Apr 27 09:05:01 EST 2009
On Monday 27 April 2009 7:12:18 am Mikael Rittri wrote:
> Hello,
> I would like a term for the length unit that is 60 nautical miles.
Dare I ask why?
The "nautical mile" is a rather old fashion term handy in the days of sailing
on a chart with sextant and chronometer.
I thought everyone was supposed to go metric---an underachieved effort on this
side of the pond.
> This length unit would approximate one degree of
> arc distance, in the same way as one nautical mile
> approximates one minute of arc distance.
>
> I have thought of the phrase "degree of arc distance"
> (which I think agrees, more or less, with how Snyder uses this phrase)
> but some of my colleagues dislike it.
>
> I have also thought of the phrase "exēntanautical mile",
> from Greek "exēnta" = 60, but...
>
> --
> Mikael Rittri
> Carmenta AB
> SWEDEN
> www.carmenta.com
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