All of the celestial objects, including the Sun, moved across the sky from east to west (with the occasional exception of a comet or a shooting star). However, since no one experienced any of the sensations that would be expected if Earth was continually spinning, it seemed logical to believe that it was the heavens which were in motion around Earth.According to the passage, people didn’t believe Earth spun because

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All of the celestial objects, including the Sun, moved across the sky from east to west (with the occasional exception of a comet or a shooting star). However, since no one experienced any of the sensations that would be expected if Earth was continually spinning, it seemed logical to believe that it was the heavens which were in motion around Earth.<br>According to the passage, people didn’t believe Earth spun because