> 1 nautical mile ~= the distance travelled by someone at the equator in one min...

		ScottBurson on Aug 9, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Death by Inches: The battle over the metric system... > 1 nautical mile ~= the distance travelled by someone at the equator in one minute due to the Earth's rotation No. It's approximately one minute of arc, that is, 1/60 of one degree. In fact the speed of the earth's rotation at the equator is more like 15 nautical miles per minute.

Yes, you're right of course. The Earth rotates through 15 arcminutes in 1 minute.