Kamal al-Din al-Farisi

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Kamal al-Din al-Farisi was a medieval Persian mathematician and physicist best known for his pioneering work in optics, particularly his detailed explanation of the rainbow and refinement of Ibn al-Haytham’s optical theories.

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Kamal al-Din al-Farisi canonical 3
al-Farisi 1

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instanceOf Persian scholar
mathematician
optics researcher
person
physicist
contributedTo development of physical optics
mathematical methods in optics
understanding of atmospheric phenomena
countryOfCitizenship Ilkhanate
linked to: Mongol Ilkhanate
educatedAt Maragha observatory
schools of Tabriz
era Islamic Golden Age (late phase)
linked to: Islamic Golden Age

medieval period
ethnicGroup Persian
familyName al-Farisi
fieldOfWork astronomy
mathematics
optics
physics
givenName Kamal al-Din
linked to: Kamāl al-Dīn
influencedBy Ibn al-Haytham
Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
linked to: Qutb al-Din Shirazi
knownFor analysis of primary and secondary rainbows
detailed explanation of the rainbow
experimental study of refraction in water droplets
mathematical treatment of refraction and reflection
refinement of Ibn al-Haytham’s theory of vision
use of glass spheres filled with water to model rainbows
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
Persian
linked to: Persian language
mainInterest geometrical optics
mathematical analysis of light
name Kamal al-Din al-Farisi
notableWork Kitab al-Basair fi ‘Ilm al-Basr
Tanqih al-Manazir
commentary on Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Manazir
explanation of the rainbow
refinement of Ibn al-Haytham’s optical theories
occupation astronomer
mathematician
physicist
placeOfActivity Maragha
linked to: Maragheh

Tabriz
religion Islam
studentOf Qutb al-Din al-Shirazi
linked to: Qutb al-Din Shirazi
usedMethod experimental observation
geometrical analysis
ray tracing in transparent media

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Islamic optics majorFigure Kamal al-Din al-Farisi
Kamal al-Din al-Farisi name Kamal al-Din al-Farisi
Kamal al-Din al-Farisi familyName al-Farisi
linked to: Kamal al-Din al-Farisi
Tanqih al-Manazir author Kamal al-Din al-Farisi