Convert nautical league (UK) to attometer
Please provide values below to convert nautical league (UK) [NL (UK)] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to nautical league (UK).
How to Convert Nautical League (Uk) to Attometer
1 NL (UK) = 5.559552e+21 am
Example: convert 15 NL (UK) to am:
15 NL (UK) = 15 × 5.559552e+21 am = 8.339328e+22 am
Nautical League (Uk) to Attometer Conversion Table
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Nautical League (Uk)
A nautical league was a unit of length in the UK, equal to three nautical miles.
History/Origin
The nautical league was based on the nautical mile, which was historically defined as one minute of arc of a great circle of the Earth. The UK adopted the international nautical mile in 1970.
Current Use
The nautical league is now an obsolete unit.
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.