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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

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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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
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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32.8 x 41.8 cm | 12.9 x 16.4 in (300 dpi)