The Notion of a Ball Suspended in Space
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Introduction
As I stand and look at the sky I often wonder where am I really standing. Below please find thoughts that will I hope prompt some kind of sparked response.
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Is space infinite in every direction?
When I look up my initial thought is space based on what I see. The space around the earth actually goes out in every direction spherically to infinity.
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What is really holding us in the exact rotation around the sun?
Science would say gravity. What is gravity? Is it just a word describing a thing that we really know nothing about?
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Is our galaxy just one of an infinite number of galaxies?
Infinite galaxies in every direction. Spherically?
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Does the earth's rotation allow us to see a different direction?
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What direction are we looking when we look up?
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Is there North, South, East, and West in space?
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Doesn't that direction change as the earth rotates?
1. Yes, space is infinite in every direction. If it weren't, what would be beyond it? More space.
2. Every bit of matter in the universe attracts every other bit of matter. The mass of the respective bits of matter determines how strong that attraction is. Earthlings call that gravity.
3. Yes, there are an infinite number of galaxies in every direction. New galaxies are constantly forming, and old galaxies are constantly collapsing.
4. Yes. That is why the planets and constellations appear to move in the sky.
5. Direction is not an scientific constant. Direction is relative to the position of the viewer and the viewed. The Rocky Mountains are West of Denver, and East of Kansas City.
6. No. There are only rays relative to your own position. Rays are notated as degrees, minutes, and seconds "up and down" and "right and left" by the earthlings.
7. Again, there is no such thing as direction. Only your position and the position of everything else in the universe relative to you, and it is constantly changing. You are standing on a ball that is moving through space at approximately 107,200 km/hr. Additionally, it is spinning at over 1,600 km/hr.
Hope this helped.
2. Every bit of matter in the universe attracts every other bit of matter. The mass of the respective bits of matter determines how strong that attraction is. Earthlings call that gravity.
3. Yes, there are an infinite number of galaxies in every direction. New galaxies are constantly forming, and old galaxies are constantly collapsing.
4. Yes. That is why the planets and constellations appear to move in the sky.
5. Direction is not an scientific constant. Direction is relative to the position of the viewer and the viewed. The Rocky Mountains are West of Denver, and East of Kansas City.
6. No. There are only rays relative to your own position. Rays are notated as degrees, minutes, and seconds "up and down" and "right and left" by the earthlings.
7. Again, there is no such thing as direction. Only your position and the position of everything else in the universe relative to you, and it is constantly changing. You are standing on a ball that is moving through space at approximately 107,200 km/hr. Additionally, it is spinning at over 1,600 km/hr.
Hope this helped.
Here's some thought...
what a tiny little speck of dust we are, rooted by the ends of our feet, as all of the above swirls, whirls and travels with speed and distance beyond our comprehension.
Yet still, we remain convinced we are hot stuff!
Thank goodness. :)
what a tiny little speck of dust we are, rooted by the ends of our feet, as all of the above swirls, whirls and travels with speed and distance beyond our comprehension.
Yet still, we remain convinced we are hot stuff!
Thank goodness. :)
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