Question

Why did people feel the need to observe celestial bodies carefully and calculate their movements?

• A. They had nothing better to do and wanted to spend their time fruitfully
• B. They believed that celestial bodies contained secrets about the universe and wanted to understand them better
• C. They had learnt everything about what was on the Earth and hence, wanted to learn more about celestial bodies
• D. Celestial bodies fascinated them and their curiosity about these bodies motivated them to learn more about them

Answer 1

The correct option is B They believed that celestial bodies contained secrets about the universe and wanted to understand them better

Many of our ancestors felt that the stars, planets, the Sun and the Moon contained secrets about the entire universe. They seem to have decided that it was required for humans to understand them better by observing them carefully and calculating their movements.