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* It is equivalent to one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[meter]]s. | * It is equivalent to one thousand (10<sup><small>3</small></sup>) [[meter]]s. | ||
* The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''[[km]]''. | * The common [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] abbreviation is ''[[km]]''. | ||
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| + | A typical runway, of the type found at [[Airport|airport]]s, [[Spaceport|spaceport]]s and [[starport]]s, is around 2 km in length. | ||
== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
Revision as of 04:43, 12 February 2019
A Kilometer is a unit of measurement of distance.
Description (Specifications)
A kilometer is a frequently used unit of measurement of distance.
A typical runway, of the type found at airports, spaceports and starports, is around 2 km in length.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Kilometer was first defined as a unit of distance on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation. Technologists found the Kilometer useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 5.
- David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak