DIRECTIONS: Now, read through each section of the text and complete the questions and
activities provided.
Equipped with his five senses, man explores
the universe around him and calls the
adventure science.
- Edwin P. Hubble (1889-1953), The Nature of Science
Among our five senses, sight is the most special to us. Our eyes allow us to register
information not only from across the room but also from across the universe. Without
vision, the science of astronomy would never have been born and our capacity to measure
our place in the universe would have been hopelessly stunted. Think of bats. Whatever
bat secrets get passed from one generation to the next, you can bet that none of them is
based on the appearance of the night sky.
1. In the opening paragraph, the author claims that sight is the most important sense. How does the
quotation by Edwin P. Hubble at the beginning of the essay support the claim that sight is
extremely important?