Alhazen

[ ăl-hăzən ]


  1. See Ibn al-Haytham.

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How to use Alhazen in a sentence

  • In the field of physical science one of the most important of the Arabian scientists was Alhazen.

  • That this sudden change does not occur, Alhazen explained as due to the reflection of light by the earth's atmosphere.

  • Like the measurements of Aristarchus and Eratosthenes, this calculation of Alhazen is simple enough in theory.

  • According to the calculation of Alhazen, this h, or the height of the atmosphere, represents from twenty to thirty miles.

  • As regards the refraction of light, the course of real inquiry was resumed in 1100 by an Arabian philosopher named Alhazen.

    Six Lectures on Light | John Tyndall