Astronomy. Big Encyclopedia

A person began to observe the sky even at the dawn of civilization: the Babylonian priests on the movement of the planets predicted the phenomena, and the Greeks attached natural science and geometry to their observations - so the science of astronomy formed step by step. In order to understand how the world works outside the Earth, scientists had to develop special equipment, build the most important physical theories and conduct complex mathematical calculations. Thus, the planets of the solar system were described, many satellites were launched, exoplanets were discovered, the presence of gravitational waves was installed and a photograph of the black hole was recently received.

about the history of science, great scientists and pioneers, as well as what we know About the universe today, you will learn from this book.