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Ibn al-Haytham

Type Figure Region Iraq Time c. 965–1040 Also known as Ibn al-Haytham、Alhazen、Al-Hassan Ibn al-Haytham、阿尔哈曾

Ibn al-Haytham (c. 965–c. 1040), born in Basra, was one of the Islamic world's most important physicists, mathematicians, and astronomers, who champi…

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  1. c. 965–1000Basra · IraqReceived training in mathematics and natural sciences in Basra, showing early interest in geometry and optics, laying the methodological groundwork for his later experimental research.
  2. 1011–1021Cairo · EgyptSummoned to Cairo, he proposed an engineering scheme to modify the Nile flood; later he studied vision and the propagation of light through dark-room experiments, writing core chapters of the Book of Optics.
  3. 1021–1040Cairo · EgyptIn Cairo he continued revising the Book of Optics and writing treatises on astronomy and mathematics, emphasizing verification of theory through observation and reasoning; his works, translated into Latin, deeply influenced optical research on the eve of Europe's Scientific Revolution.

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