Convert nautical league (UK) to light year
Please provide values below to convert nautical league (UK) [NL (UK)] to light year [ly], or Convert light year to nautical league (UK).
How to Convert Nautical League (Uk) to Light Year
1 NL (UK) = 5.87645110080372e-13 ly
Example: convert 15 NL (UK) to ly:
15 NL (UK) = 15 × 5.87645110080372e-13 ly = 8.81467665120557e-12 ly
Nautical League (Uk) to Light Year 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.
Light Year
A light-year is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one Julian year.
History/Origin
The concept of the light-year as a unit of distance in astronomy emerged in the mid-19th century. The first recorded use of the term was in a German astronomical publication in 1851.
Current Use
The light-year is used to express distances to stars and other astronomical objects on a galactic and intergalactic scale, especially in popular science and non-specialist contexts.