Optics
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Optics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that systematically explores the behavior of light, including reflection, refraction, and visual perception.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Optics canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ancient scientific treatise
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work on optics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Alexandria ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheory | extramission theory of vision ⓘ |
| author |
Claudius Ptolemaeus
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surface form:
Claudius Ptolemy
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| countryOfOrigin |
Roman province of Egypt
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surface form:
Roman Egypt
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| field |
ancient Greek science
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optics ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical treatise
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
book on direct vision
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book on reflection in mirrors ⓘ book on refraction ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key link between Greek and Islamic optical science
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major source for ancient theories of vision ⓘ |
| influenced |
Kitāb al-Manāẓir
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surface form:
Alhazen's Book of Optics
medieval European optics ⓘ medieval Islamic optics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euclid's Optics
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Greek geometrical optics tradition ⓘ Hero of Alexandria ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
light
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reflection of light ⓘ refraction of light ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining geometry with visual psychology
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influence on later optical theory ⓘ systematic study of refraction angles ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Almagest
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Geographia ⓘ
surface form:
Geography (Ptolemy)
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| studies |
behavior of light in different media
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errors in visual perception ⓘ |
| survivesAs |
Arabic translation
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partial Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century ⓘ |
| topic |
catoptrics
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dioptrics ⓘ laws of reflection ⓘ optical illusions ⓘ perception of motion ⓘ perception of shape ⓘ perception of size and distance ⓘ refraction at plane interfaces ⓘ visual angles ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
experimental measurement
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geometrical analysis ⓘ |
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