KEY STATEMENTS OF NEWTON THEORY OF RESISTANCE VERIFICATION IN CH. BOSSUTS EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES
The article deals with the analysis of experimental researches of fluids resistance by the example of Charles Bossut’s works (18-th century). The experiments were made with the purpose to verify key statements of Newton Theory of Resistance as well as for formulization of practical recommendations on decreasing of resistance during navigation. Charles Bossut’s experiment method was a model of experimental researches of that time. The value of the experiments’ results was in precision of measurements and generality of the obtained data, what let one use that during creation of mathematical theory of viscous fluid in 19-th century.
 Charles Bossut’s experimental researches results have proved that Newton Theory of Resistance correctly described the direct resistance of ships, in other cases (oblique resistance) the theoretical and experiments’ results of resistance were different.