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The '''knot''' is a measure of the speed of ships and aircraft. One knot is equal to one [[nautical mile]] per hour. Since a nautical mile is slightly longer than a statute mile, an object traveling at one knot is moving slightly faster than an object traveling at one statute mile per hour. (1 knot = 1.150779 statute miles per hour = 1.852 kilometers per hour) | The '''knot''' is a measure of the speed of ships and aircraft. One knot is equal to one [[nautical mile]] per hour. Since a nautical mile is slightly longer than a statute mile, an object traveling at one knot is moving slightly faster than an object traveling at one statute mile per hour. (1 knot = 1.150779 statute miles per hour = 1.852 kilometers per hour) | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_07.htm OnlineConversion.com] | *[http://www.onlineconversion.com/faq_07.htm OnlineConversion.com] | ||
*[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0139.shtml Knots and the Nautical Mile] Article from AerospaceWeb.org | *[http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0139.shtml Knots and the Nautical Mile] Article from AerospaceWeb.org | ||
Revision as of 03:42, 4 November 2007
The knot is a measure of the speed of ships and aircraft. One knot is equal to one nautical mile per hour. Since a nautical mile is slightly longer than a statute mile, an object traveling at one knot is moving slightly faster than an object traveling at one statute mile per hour. (1 knot = 1.150779 statute miles per hour = 1.852 kilometers per hour)
The term originated in the days of sail, when a ship's speed was roughly measured with an apparatus consisting of a float, an hourglass, and a knotted line.
The term is sometimes erroneously seen as "knots per hour."
External links
- OnlineConversion.com
- Knots and the Nautical Mile Article from AerospaceWeb.org