The Book of Optics

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Ibn_al-Haytham
gptkbp:contains theory of vision
discussion of lenses
camera obscura description
analysis of visual perception
discussion of mirrors
experiments on light
study of reflection
study of refraction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Book of Optics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Johannes_Kepler
gptkb:Leonardo_da_Vinci
gptkb:Roger_Bacon
European science
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:numberOfVolumes 7
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Kitāb_al-Manāẓir
gptkbp:preservedIn various libraries worldwide
gptkbp:publicationDate circa 1021
gptkbp:significance foundation of modern optics
major work of Islamic Golden Age
gptkbp:subject gptkb:DVD
gptkb:optics
physics
gptkbp:title gptkb:De_Aspectibus
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Islamic_civilization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5