Alhazen, father of modern optics
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham, known in the West asAlhazen, c. 965 – c. 1040 ce, is considered as "the father of optics and describer of vision theory". "He is…
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham, known in the West asAlhazen, c. 965 – c. 1040 ce, is considered as "the father of optics and describer of vision theory". "He is…
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