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   How did Ibn al-Haytham make a telescope?

   • But the telescope was only made possible by an understanding of the science behind light and how we see it, a science called optics. Ibn al-Haytham’s most important book was Kitab al-Manazir, which is Arabic for The Book of Optics. This book explained how the human eye works and how we see objects, such as stars, that are very far away.

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   Why is Ibn al-Haytham important?

   • Ibn Al-Haytham’s seven volume treatise on optics, (Book of Optics), which he wrote while incarcerated between 1011 to 1021, which has been ranked alongside Isaac Newton’s as one of the most influential books ever written in physics, drastically transformed the understanding of light and vision.

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   How did Ibn al-Haytham explain the structure of the eye?

   • Structure of the eye, by Ibn al-Haytham, from the Book of Optics. He dealt at length with the theory of various physical phenomena like shadows, eclipses, the rainbow, and speculated on the physical nature of light.

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   What is the Book of optics?

   • The Book of Optics (Arabic: كتاب المناظر, Kitāb al-Manāẓir) is a seven volume treatise by Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, also known as Alhazen. The work explored a variety of topics including light, color, and how the eye works.

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   The Book of Optics (Arabic: كتاب المناظر, romanized: Kitāb al-Manāẓir; Latin: De Aspectibus or Perspectiva; Italian: Deli Aspecti) is a seven-volume treatise on optics and other fields of study composed by the medieval Arab scholar Ibn al-Haytham, known in the West as Alhazen or Alhacen (965–c. 1040 AD).

3. www.nature.com › articles › 518164aIn retrospect: Book of Optics | Nature

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   Feb 11, 2015 · His greatest and most famous work, the seven-volume Book of Optics ( Kitab al-Manathir) hugely influenced thinking across disciplines from the theory of visual perception to the nature of...

   • Author: Jim Al-Khalili
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   • Publish Year: 2015

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   Ibn Al-Haytham’s seven volume treatise on optics, Kitab al-Manazer (Book of Optics), which he wrote while incarcerated between 1011 to 1021, which has been ranked alongside Isaac Newton’s Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica as one of the most influential books ever written in physics, drastically transformed the understanding of ...

   • Author: Abdelghani Tbakhi, Samir S. Amr
   • DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2007.464

   • Publish Year: 2007
   • Publication: Ann Saudi Med. 2007 Nov-Dec; 27(6): 464-467.

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   Jul 14, 2017 · The Book of Optics (Arabic: كتاب المناظر, Kitāb al-Manāẓir) is a seven volume treatise by Abu Ali al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, also known as Alhazen. The work explored a variety of topics including light, color, and how the eye works.

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   UNESCO declared 2015 the International Year of Light and its Director-General Irina Bokova dubbed Ibn al-Haytham 'the father of optics'. Amongst others, this was to celebrate Ibn Al-Haytham's achievements in optics, mathematics and astronomy.

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   Ibn al-Haytham was a mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the principles of optics and the use of scientific experiments. Conflicting stories are told about the life of Ibn al-Haytham, particularly concerning his scheme to regulate the Nile.

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    Ibn al-Haytham’s most important book was Kitab al-Manazir, which is Arabic for The Book of Optics. This book explained how the human eye works and how we see objects, such as stars, that are very far away.