Convert nautical mile (UK) to femtometer
Please provide values below to convert nautical mile (UK) [NM (UK)] to femtometer [fm], or Convert femtometer to nautical mile (UK).
How to Convert Nautical Mile (Uk) to Femtometer
1 NM (UK) = 1.853184e+18 fm
Example: convert 15 NM (UK) to fm:
15 NM (UK) = 15 × 1.853184e+18 fm = 2.779776e+19 fm
Nautical Mile (Uk) to Femtometer 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.
Femtometer
A femtometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-15 meters. It is also known as a fermi.
History/Origin
The prefix "femto-" for 10^-15 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964. The unit is also named after the physicist Enrico Fermi.
Current Use
The femtometer is primarily used in nuclear physics to measure the size of atomic nuclei.