1995/07/01 by Laurence Bettany · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Physics and Astronomy · #Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies #Historical Astronomy and Related Studies #History of Science and Medicine
paper · doi:10.1088/0031-9120/30/4/011
openalex publication_date 1995/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
Ibn al-Haytham (also known as Alhazan AD 965-1040) was a prolific Arab scientist whose work deserves greater attention. The recent partial translation into English of his great optical work, the Kitab al-Manazir, is a welcome contribution to the history of science. In this article his major contributions to optics are examined and it is shown how these and his historial personage are relevant to current debates on multicultural science teaching.