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It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle. https://explainxkcd.com/3023/
minus-squareMatěȷlinkEnglish9•1 month agoKnot is just nautical mile per hour, so it can be simplified so: π miles = e nautical miles
Knot is just nautical mile per hour, so it can be simplified so: