Convert attometer to nautical mile (UK)
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)], or Convert nautical mile (UK) to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Nautical Mile (Uk)
1 am = 5.39611824837685e-22 NM (UK)
Example: convert 15 am to NM (UK):
15 am = 15 × 5.39611824837685e-22 NM (UK) = 8.09417737256527e-21 NM (UK)
Attometer to Nautical Mile (Uk) Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
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.