Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
ancient scientific treatise
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
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| gptkbp:contains |
mathematical analysis
experimental data |
| gptkbp:dateWritten |
2nd century CE
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
reflection
refraction visual perception |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ptolemy's Optics
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Alhazen's_Book_of_Optics
medieval Islamic optics |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Hero_of_Alexandria
gptkb:Euclid's_Optics |
| gptkbp:losses |
original Greek text (mostly)
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
experiments on refraction angles
tabulation of angles of incidence and refraction theory of visual rays |
| gptkbp:originalLanguage |
gptkb:Greek
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| gptkbp:studiedBy |
medieval European scholars
medieval Islamic scholars |
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:optics
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| gptkbp:survivesIn |
לטינית
Arabic translation |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Claudius_Ptolemy
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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