V.I. Pustovoit Al’manac of Modern Metrology № 1 (9) 2017, pages 11–43 The history of direct detection of the gravitational waves, as a great achievement of the fundamental science and analyses of results are described in the article. Key words: gravitational waves, antennas, principle of equivalence, laser interferometers, signals, black holes, equations. Full texts of articles … Continue reading On the history of the direct detection of the gravitational waves