The original “Rule of Thumb” is thought to be the principle adopted by shipmasters to avoid dangers. They would never allow their vessel to approach a danger nearer than the distance that corresponded to a thumb’s width on the chart. On a large-scale chart with plenty of detail they could navigate closer to potential dangers than on a small-scale chart with less detail.
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