Can’t we just use the metric or imperial system? why is there a need to use this measurement that is seemingly coming from chopping the earth into half and dividing its circumference by 360 degrees, and then calculating a minute of arc of it?
Also what did I just say? The way this measurement is made makes no sense
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It makes much more sense if you consider the measure and the outcome of a need. All measures are arbitrary, what makes them useful is their application.
A nautical mile is a very useful measure of large distances when navigating in ships and travelling long distances and trying to locate one’s position on a map or the globe of the earth. It makes more sense than say a kilometer or mile.
Can’t we just use the metric or imperial system? why is there a need to use this measurement that is seemingly coming from chopping the earth into half and dividing its circumference by 360 degrees, and then calculating a minute of arc of it?
Also what did I just say? The way this measurement is made makes no sense
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It makes much more sense if you consider the measure and the outcome of a need. All measures are arbitrary, what makes them useful is their application.
A nautical mile is a very useful measure of large distances when navigating in ships and travelling long distances and trying to locate one’s position on a map or the globe of the earth. It makes more sense than say a kilometer or mile.
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