On 12/01/2008, Igor Brejc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just as a curiosity: 12 NM was chosen because it it the farthest point a > person can see from the shore (due to Earth's roundness). Or something > like that :)
according to wp, it was the range of a cannon in 14th c or something.... _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
