Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)
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Islamic Golden Age scholar
astronomer
engineer
human
mathematician
optics pioneer
philosopher
physicist
polymath
Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) was an influential medieval polymath best known for his foundational work in optics, mathematics, and scientific methodology, which earned him recognition as a pioneer of the modern scientific method.
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Islamic Golden Age scholar
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astronomer ⓘ engineer ⓘ human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ optics pioneer ⓘ philosopher ⓘ physicist ⓘ polymath ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 965 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Basra ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Abbasid Caliphate
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Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early principles of analytic geometry
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mathematical analysis of motion ⓘ the development of the modern scientific method ⓘ understanding of visual perception ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 1040 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cairo
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Fatimid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developed |
experimental approach to optics
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systematic use of hypotheses and tests in science ⓘ |
| era | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
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engineering ⓘ mathematics ⓘ optics ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| influenced |
European scholastic optics
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Johannes Kepler ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Roger Bacon ⓘ Witelo ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Euclid
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Galen NERFINISHED ⓘ Claudius Ptolemaeus ⓘ
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| knownFor |
Book of Optics
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analysis of camera obscura ⓘ critique of Ptolemaic astronomy ⓘ experimental scientific method ⓘ foundational work in geometrical optics ⓘ studies of reflection and refraction ⓘ theory of vision based on intromission of light ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| name |
Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham
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Alhazen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) self-link ⓘ
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| notableWork |
Book of Optics
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Kitāb al-Manāẓir ⓘ Maqala fi’l-Qarastun (Treatise on the Balance) ⓘ Risala fi’l-Daw’ (Treatise on Light) NERFINISHED ⓘ works on conic sections ⓘ |
| occupation |
scholar
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teacher ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Basra
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Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theory |
light travels in straight lines
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refraction causes apparent displacement of celestial bodies near the horizon ⓘ vision occurs when light rays enter the eye ⓘ |
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