…Because it is the legal unit in the UK, it is called a statute mile and is mainly used to express distances on land. In the past, the league (statute league), which is equal to 3 mi, was used as a doubling unit. In addition, the nautical mile (= 1.852 km), a unit of distance used in navigation and aviation, is also simply called a mile in those fields. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "league" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イギリスの法定単位であるため法定マイルstatute mileといい,主として陸上の距離などを表すのに用いる。倍量単位としてかつては3miに等しいリーグleague(法定リーグ)を用いた。なお,航海・航空用の距離の単位である海里nautical mile(=1.852km)もその分野では単にマイルといわれる。… ※「league」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
…The company changed its name to its current one ...
…It has been shown that the lunar rhythm is based...
A missing character in a sentence or phrase. Also,...
He is said to be an incarnation of Susanoo-no-Mik...
…The first emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty in Vietn...
A city in the central part of West Yorkshire, in t...
…[Tokuji Chiba]. … *Some of the terminology that ...
...Also around this time, children's theater ...
A long novel by French author Martin du Gard. Pub...
… [Junzo Kawada] [Saharan Rock Paintings] Rock pa...
...The prosperity of the city at that time can on...
…After the Unified Silla period, surnames gradual...
2,5-pyrrolidinedione. C 4 H 5 NO 2 (99.09). Also ...
...In addition, sugar refining and food processin...
A mountain in the southwestern Pyrenees near the S...