What was ibn al-haytham famous for
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Ibn al-Haytham
Arab physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)
"Alhazen" and "Alhaitham" redirect here. For other uses, see Alhazen (disambiguation). For the fictional character, see List of Genshin Impact characters § Alhaitham.
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| Born | c. 965 (0965) (c. 354 AH)[1] Basra, Buyid Emirate |
| Died | c. 1040 (1041) (c. 430 AH)[1] (aged around 75) Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate |
| Known for | Book of Optics, Doubts Concerning Ptolemy, Alhazen's problem, analysis,[2]Catoptrics,[3]horopter, Spherical aberration, intromission theory of visual perception, moon illusion, experimental science, scientific methodology,[4]animal psychology[5] |
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| Fields | Physics, mathematics, astronomy |
Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham (Latinized as Alhazen; ; full name Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haythamأبو علي، الحسن بن الحسن بن الهيثم; c. 965 – c. 1040) was a medieval mathematician, astronomer, and physicist o
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Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham: The Father of Modern Optics
In this article we're excited to explore the life of the medieval genius who inspired our new lens, the Nour Triplet V 2.0/64 Bokeh Control Art Lens, Hasan Ibn al-Haytham.
Born in c. 965 to a family of Arabs in Basra, present day Iraq, Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham grew up in a time of harmony and prosperity where the quest for knowledge was at its height; when schools and libraries flourished and society enjoyed great expansion in all subjects.
At the beginning of his career, Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham held a position with the title vizier, acting as a minister in his city, where his notoriety to be knowledgeable in applied mathematics where known.
Religion being woven into society, he grew conflicted, frustrated he could see that theology wasn't going to be proved in any way. He then decided to dedicate his life to science completely.
Such an insightful and interrogative man, while focusing his studies on the principles of vision, he concluded that the beliefs held at that time were not convincing. Back then, through Euclid a
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Who was Ibn al-Haytham?
“If learning the truth is the scientist’s goal… then he must make himself the enemy of all that he reads.”
Artist creative representation bust of Ibn al-Haytham produced by 1001 Inventions for the UNESCO International Year of Light 2015
Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham (Latinised as Alhazen), born 965 Basra, died 1040 Cairo.
Born around a thousand years ago in present day Iraq, Al-Hasan Ibn al-Haytham (known in the West by the Latinised form of his first name, initially “Alhacen” and later “Alhazen”) was a pioneering scientific thinker who made important contributions to the understanding of vision, optics and light. His methodology of investigation, in particular using experiment to verify theory, shows certain similarities to what later became known as the modern scientific method.
Through his Book of Optics (Kitab al-Manazir) and its Latin translation (De Aspectibus), his ideas influenced European scholars including those of the European Renaissance. Today, many consider him a pivotal figure in the history of optics and the “Father of mode
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