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148 OUR ANCESTORS CAME FROM OUTER SPACE
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graphical co-ordinates are 51.17° north latitude and 1.83° east
longitude, giving a Celtic foot of 0.2764 m, which is the measurement
used in the construction, as well as the corresponding
cubit of 0.4146 m. All circles were traced with the ancient
pi factor of 22/7—the three concentric rings formed by the
partially destroyed outer ditch, two circles of Aubrey holes that
held wooden pillars, and the ring of bluestone menhirs, now
called the "Sarsen Circle."
The first ring has a diameter of 112 Celtic ft and a circumference
of 352 Celtic ft, the second a diameter of 315 Celtic ft
and a circumference of 990, while the third circle has a diameter
of 385 Celtic ft and a circumference of 1,210 Celtic ft,
equal to
334.40 m. These rings are in relatively good condition and can
be measured precisely while three other circles, one made of
bluestone and two of post holes, are more difficult to measure
because of erosion but can be guessed as having had diameters of
84, 140, and 189 Celtic ft across and circumferences of 264, 440,
and 594 ft, respectively. Inside the Sarsen Circle five arches indicated
the setting and rising of the sun and the moon at different
times of the year.
These five points of observation are placed like a horsehoe,
with the open end facing the northeast and another a horseshoe
inside, marked by the bluestone menhirs. The number of
these
stones, the intervals between the stones, and the wooden posts
set in the holes gave a very high number of possible alignments
that could be measured v^dth great precision. When all this
data
is collected and fed in a computer to be compared with the positions
of the most prominent stars in the past, we wdll be able to
determine with precision the date when Stonehenge was built.
It should be noted that the circumferences of all circles measured
in Celtic feet are exactly divisible by 22 and all diameters
are divisible by 7—a proof of sound mathematics 4,000 years
ago. Another testimony of the arithmetical ability
of our Celtic
ancestors is the interesting discrepancy that arises when 1 degree
of the local longitude of Stonehenge is divided by 240,000. The
result is
a foot of shorter length than the foot used to construct
the temple. This difference disappears when the latitude is
changed by 2.35 degrees, which means, no doubt, that at the
time Stonehenge was constructed the North Pole was 2.35 de-