FROM HISTORY OF THE FORMATION OF CELESTIAL MECHANICS AND FIRST RESEARCH OF PLANETS

Abstract

The article discusses stages of scientific research in the field of ancient astronomy. The history of the formation of celestial mechanics is analyzed in detail. The first scientific researches of planets are described in depth. These are I. Nyton’s opening of the Law of World Gravity, discovery by H. Huygens of rings of Saturn and satellite of Saturn, O. Roemer’s definition of the speed of light, observation by M.V. Lomonosov of Venus, discovery of the planet Neptune (Joseph Le Verrier). These questions are also described in the modern way. The information given in the article can be used in the organization of extracurricular activities of students. The practical significance of the work is that it can serve to basis for the preparation of essays and term papers of students, for the preparation of astronomy lessons.