Convert nautical mile (UK) to angstrom
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to angstrom [A], or Convert angstrom to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Angstrom
1 NM (UK) = 18531840000000 A
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to A:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 18531840000000 A = 277977600000000 A
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Angstrom Conversion Table
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Nautical Mile (Uk)
The UK nautical mile, or Admiralty mile, was defined as 6,080 feet.
History/Origin
The British Admiralty defined its nautical mile as a thousandth of an imperial nautical mile. The UK adopted the international nautical mile of 1,852 meters in 1970.
Current Use
The UK nautical mile is an obsolete unit.
Angstrom
The angstrom is a unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters. It is not an SI unit.
History/Origin
In 1868, Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström created a chart of the spectrum of sunlight in which he expressed the wavelengths in multiples of one ten-millionth of a millimeter. The unit was named after him.
Current Use
The angstrom is used to express the sizes of atoms, molecules, and the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, particularly in the fields of chemistry, spectroscopy, and crystallography.