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Keyword: «history of mechanics»

The logic and the history of opening of the second law of Newton are presented in article. The scientific results received by Newton's predecessors (G. Galilei, J. Filoponus, Zh. Buridan, I. Kepler, R. Guk, H. Huygens, G. Leibniz) and also a personal contribution to opening of the second law of Newton are considered. The question of is investigated whether the second law is a consequence of the certain experiment made by Newton and also in what measure his opening can be attributed only to Newton.
The article deals with educational aspects of teaching the discipline theoretical mechanics, ways of integrating natural science and humanitarian cultures.