Knot (speed): Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Louis F. Sander (Original entry) |
imported>Meg Taylor (move links to subgroup) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{subpages}} | |||
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) | ||
The term originated in the days of sail, when a ship's speed was roughly measured with an apparatus consisting of a float and knotted line. | 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." | The term is sometimes erroneously seen as "knots per hour." | ||
Revision as of 03:38, 14 September 2013
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."