biography
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Alhazen
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Arabic Abu al-Hassan ibn al Haytham
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pronunciation:
[alhazen]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (c.965–1039)
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| biography:
| Mathematician and physicist, born in Basra, SE Iraq. The best known of his many books was the Treasury of Optics (first published in Latin in 1270), giving the first account of atmospheric refraction, reflection from curved surfaces, and the nature of vision. |
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