The Book of Optics

November 18, 2007

Somewhere between 965 -1039 lived Ibn Al-Haytham (Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham) a visionary. He is known for his theories on visual perception and Optics. More about Al-Haytham here…

Read the english translation of Kitab al ManazirThe book of Optics, here.

You may also visit this page by Bradley Steffens. He is the author of the book Ibn Al-Haytham – First Scientist.