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Figure 1: Two views of the frontispice of the first edition of the Latin translation of Ibn al-Haytham's Book of Optics: Opticae Thesaurus...Libri Septem, nunc primùm editi. Eiusdem liber De Crepusculis & Nubium ascensionibus. Item Vitellonis...Libri X. Omnes instaurati, figuris illustrati & aucti, adjectis etiam in Alhazenum commentariis, a Federico Risnero. Basel: Episcopius, 1572. (Source 1 - Source 2).
Ibn Al-Haytham on Eye and Brain, Vision and PerceptionLEARN MORE
Ibn al-Haytham was the major figure in the study of optics...
Figure 1: Diagram from Kamal al-Din al-Farisi's great work Kitab Tanqih al-Manazir li-dhawi al-absar wa-‘l-basa'ir in which he edited the famous drawing of the nervous system from Kitab al-Manazir of Ibn al-Haytham. Source: Tanqîh al-Manazir, Istanbul, Topkapi Palace Museum Library, Ahmed III, MS 3340, folio 16a.
The Influence of Ibn al-Haytham on Kamal al-Din al-FarisiLEARN MORE
This is a very short note summarizing the lecture presented...
Figure 2: Illustration depicting Ibn al-Haytham by Hanane Kai. (Source).
Nader El-Bizri: Ibn al-Haytham - An IntroductionLEARN MORE
This presentation focused on the historical and epistemic...
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Proceedings of the Muslim Heritage Awareness Group MeetingLEARN MORE
The Muslim Heritage Awareness Group (MHAG), a network of...
Figure 1: Ibn al-Haytham's Sketch of the Human Optical System. The oldest known drawing of the nervous system from Kitab al-Manazir of Ibn al-Haytham (from a manuscript held in the Süleymaniye Library, Istanbul), in which the eyes and optic nerves are illustrated. It shows a large nose at the bottom, eyes on both side and a hollow optic nerve that flows out of each one towards the back of the brain. (Source).
Reflections on the Optics of TimeLEARN MORE
Based on the outstanding achievement of Ibn al-Haytham's...