And then in a combination, Irish Catholics will explain to you that the circle surrounding the upper part of the cross is a symbol of eternity and the endlessness of God's love and forgiveness.
In the middle part of a rod which has a length of 400 or 500 diameters the effect of the ends is insensible; but for many experiments the condition of endlessness may be best secured by giving the metal the shape of a ring of uniform section, the magnetic field being produced by an electric current through a coil of wire evenly wound round the ring.
We find ourselves, when we try, compelled to lose our positive ideas of finite spaces in the negative idea of Immensity or Boundlessness, and our positive ideas of finite times in the negative thought of Endlessness.
These terms help to represent the themes of endlessness that surround the knot and link to the belief in the enduring nature of the human spirit.
