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Ibn al-Haytham
Arab physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)
"Alhazen" and "Alhaitham" redirect here. For other uses, see Alhazen (disambiguation).
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For the fictional character, see List of Genshin Impact characters § Alhaitham.
Alhazen | |
|---|---|
| Born | c.
965 (0965) (c. 354 AH)[1] Basra, Buyid Emirate |
| Died | c. 1040 (1041) (c. 430 AH)[1] (aged around 75) Cairo, Fatimid Caliphate |
| Known for | Book of Optics, Doubts Concerning Ptolemy, Alhazen's problem, analysis,[2]Catoptrics,[3]horopter, Spherical aberration, intromission theory of visual perception, moon illusion, experimental science, scientific methodology,[4]animal psychology[5] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physics, mathematics, astronomy |
Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham (Latinized as Alhazen; ; full name Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haythamأبو علي، الحسن بن الحسن بن