Euclid's Optics

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ancient Greek treatise mathematical work optical treatise

Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.

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Label Occurrences
Euclid's Optics canonical 1
Euclidean optics 1
Greek optics 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek treatise ⓘ
mathematical work ⓘ
optical treatise ⓘ
approximateCentury 3rd century BCE ⓘ
assumes vision occurs along straight rays from the eye ⓘ
visual rays form a cone with the eye at the vertex ⓘ
author Euclid NERFINISHED ⓘ
concerns conditions for seeing objects ⓘ
how distance affects apparent size ⓘ
how position affects apparent shape ⓘ
contains definitions ⓘ
postulates ⓘ
propositions ⓘ
contributedTo development of linear perspective in art ⓘ
foundations of geometrical optics ⓘ
dealsWith apparent position of objects ⓘ
apparent shape of objects ⓘ
apparent size of objects ⓘ
perspective foreshortening ⓘ
visual angles ⓘ
visual rays ⓘ
field geometry ⓘ
optics ⓘ
focusesOn geometric perspective ⓘ
the geometry of vision ⓘ
visual perception ⓘ
genre scientific treatise ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Optica NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Islamic Golden Age optics NERFINISHED ⓘ
Renaissance perspective theory ⓘ
medieval optical theory ⓘ
influencedBy Euclidean geometry NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
originallyWrittenIn Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf corpus of works attributed to Euclid ⓘ
preservedIn Arabic translations ⓘ
Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ
Latin translations ⓘ
relatedWork Hero of Alexandria's Catoptrica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ptolemy's Optics NERFINISHED ⓘ
studiedIn history of mathematics ⓘ
history of science ⓘ
subjectOf historical studies in the history of optics ⓘ
timePeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionallyAttributedTo Euclid of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesMethod axiomatic method ⓘ
geometric reasoning ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Optics → influencedBy → Euclid's Optics ⓘ
subject surface form: Optics (Ptolemy)
Islamic optics → influencedBy → Euclid's Optics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Greek optics
Islamic optics → influencedBy → Euclid's Optics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ptolemaic optics
Islamic optics → influencedBy → Euclid's Optics ⓘ
this entity surface form: Euclidean optics