We know ourselves to be standing upon a ball of rock that spins around the Sun, at an angle to the edge of a galaxy that is also moving through space..
But we see the movement of the Sun and Moon happening around us.
As if the Earth is at the centre of it all.
Nevertheless when thinking of Stonehenge:
- The positioning of stones and circles upon the ground reflects what we see happening in the sky.
- We know that what we see is related to this planet's relationship to sun, moon, planets and stars in space and time.
- And we know that those relationships are not as they appear to be to be to us.
- The interesting part is to ask what possible explanations would a person come up with if seeing was all?
When learning the basic relationships between the Sun and Earth, the descriptions are given in terms forged by astronomers who know that the Sun is our real centre, not the Earth.
Therefore, it is important to understand heliocentric, astronomical language and ancient (particularly Mesopotamian) concepts.
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