alleryWhich pair were blamed for eclipses in the cosmogony that Aryabhata set aside?
ARahu and Ketu
BSurya and Chandra
CMangala and Budha
DIndra and Varuna
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Rahu and Ketu
1. The prevailing cosmogony blamed eclipses on two pseudo-planets.
2. These were Rahu and Ketu, identified with the lunar nodes.
3. Aryabhata replaced this with a shadow explanation.
_Source: Wikipedia, Aryabhata, Eclipses_
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