The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham Books IV–V: On Reflection and Images Seen by Reflection: 35 (Warburg Institute Studies & Texts) - Hardcover

Sabra, Abdelhamid I.

 
9781908590589: The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham Books IV–V: On Reflection and Images Seen by Reflection: 35 (Warburg Institute Studies & Texts)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1908590580 ISBN 13: 9781908590589
Publisher: University of London Press, 2023

Synopsis

The Optics by Ibn al-Haytham, perhaps the greatest mathematician and physicist of the medieval Arabic/Islamic world, set the scene for the entire development of the science of optics both within the Islamicate realm and subsequently in the Western world. This new English translation of Books IV-V, which is a study of reflection and refraction of light and of vision produced by reflected and refracted rays, is presented with an introduction and critical analysis.

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About the Authors

Abdelhamid I. Sabra was Professor of History of Science at Harvard University, USA.

Jan Hogendijk is a mathematician and historian of science. His research interests include the history of mathematics and its applications in medieval Islamic civilization and Greek antiquity. He was Professor of History of Mathematics at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Publisher
University of London Press
Publication date
2023
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1908590580
ISBN 13 
9781908590589
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
358