Convert nautical mile (UK) to X-unit
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to X-unit [X], or Convert X-unit to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to X-Unit
1 NM (UK) = 1.84933737825323e+16 X
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to X:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 1.84933737825323e+16 X = 2.77400606737985e+17 X
Nautical Mile (Uk) to X-Unit 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.
X-Unit
An X-unit is a unit of length approximately equal to 1.002 x 10⁻¹³ meters.
History/Origin
The X-unit was proposed by the Swedish physicist Manne Siegbahn in 1919 for measuring the wavelengths of X-rays and gamma rays.
Current Use
The X-unit has been largely replaced by the angstrom and the picometer.