Re: How fast is a knot, anyway

[John Brownlee <jonnie@chronic.lpl.arizona.edu>]

	Last time I checked, a nautical mile is defined as the distance
corresponding to a minute of longitude at the equator, as previously
mentioned. It is convenient for navigation both by sea or air. It would
therefor be longer than a statue mile, corresponding to something like six
kilofeet.
	Just a little telecommunications joke there for all the network
administrators in the audience. :)

							John

John Brownlee
Lunar and Planetary Lab
University of Arizona
jonnie @ lpl . arizona . edu