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Iraq / Egypt: Detail of an optical diagram from Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen, c. 965-c. 1040 CE), Kitab al-Manazir< / i> ('The Book of Optics'), Cairo,1011-1021 CE
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Title:
Iraq / Egypt: Detail of an optical diagram from Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen, c. 965-c. 1040 CE), Kitab al-Manazir< / i> ('The Book of Optics'), Cairo,1011-1021 CE
Caption:
Abu ?Ali al-?asan ibn al-?asan ibn al-Haytham (Arabic: ??? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?? ???????), frequently referred to as Ibn al-Haytham (Arabic: ??? ??????, Latinized as Alhazenor Alhacen; c. 965 – c. 1040), was an Arab Muslim polymath and philosopher who made significant contributions to the principles of optics, astronomy, mathematics, meteorology, visual perception and the scientific method. In medieval Europe, he was honored as Ptolemaeus Secundus ('Ptolemy the Second') or simply called 'The Physicist'. He is also sometimes called al-Basri (Arabic: ??????) after Basra, his birthplace. He spent most of his life close to the court of the Caliphate in Cairo and earned his life authoring various treatises and tutoring members of the nobilities.
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Image size:
3879 x 4935 px | 54.8 MB
Print size:
32.8 x 41.8 cm | 12.9 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AL HACEN • AL HAZEN • ALHACEN • ALHAZEN • ANATOMICAL DRAWING • ANATOMY • ARAB • ARABE • ARABIAN • ARABIC • ASIA IMAGE • ASIA PICTURES • ASIA • ASIAN IMAGES • ASIAN PICTURES • ASIAN • BOOK OF OPTICS • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN • EGYPTIANS • EYE • EYEBALLS • EYES • GROSS ANATOMY • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • IBN AL HAYTHAM • IRAK • IRAQ • IRAQI • ISLAM • ISLAMIC SCIENCE • ISLAMISM • KITAB AL MANAZIR • MUSLIM • OPTIC • OPTICAL • OPTICIAN • OPTICS • VISION
