This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
6086.44 | feet, or.......... | = 1 nautical mile or knot |
1000 | fathoms, or. | |
10 | cables, or.....| | |
1.1528 | statute miles. .. | |
60 | nautical miles, or | =1 degree |
67.168 | statute miles. . . | |
360 | degrees................= 1 circumference of the earth at the equator | |
1 | league................ | = 3 nautic'l miles |
1 | cable's length . .. | = 120 fathoms |
 
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