The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham Books IV-V: On Reflections and Images Seen by Reflection
By Abdelhamid I. Sabra with Jan P. Hogendijk
The Warburg Institute
ISBN: 9781908590589
A translation of a section from Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham’s work, Book of Optics, which was written between 1011 and 1021. It is a major work of scientific history, changing the way people understood eyesight and light.
Overview:
Books four and five of a landmark seven-volume work of medieval scientific study of optics. Ibn al-Haytham was perhaps the greatest mathematician and physicist of the medieval Arabic/Islamic world. The most famous book in which he applied his scientific method is his Optics, through which he dealt with both the mathematics of rays of light and the physical aspects of the eye in seven comprehensive books. His rethinking of the entire science of optics set the scene for the whole of the subsequent development of the subject, influencing figures such as William of Ockham, Kepler, Descartes, and Christaan Huygens. The immense work of editing, translating into English, and commenting on this work was undertaken by Abdelhamid I. Sabra. This English translation of Books IV–V was completed by Sabra just before his death in 2013. It has been extensively revised by Jan Hogendijk.
Who is this book for?
This book culminates the efforts by Abdelhamid I. Sabra to translate this important scientific source, a process he started in the 1980s. It does not come with an introduction (but has a summary of the text), so the content will be very difficult to understand unless one has a background in science. If you are interested in this topic or the works of Ibn al-Haytham, this will be a valuable translation.
The translator:
Abdelhamid I. Sabra was a historian of science and professor at Harvard University. Jan Hogendijk is a retired mathematician and historian who was a professor at the University of Utrecht.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website
You can also buy this book from Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham Books IV-V: On Reflections and Images Seen by Reflection
By Abdelhamid I. Sabra with Jan P. Hogendijk
The Warburg Institute
ISBN: 9781908590589
A translation of a section from Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham’s work, Book of Optics, which was written between 1011 and 1021. It is a major work of scientific history, changing the way people understood eyesight and light.
Overview:
Books four and five of a landmark seven-volume work of medieval scientific study of optics. Ibn al-Haytham was perhaps the greatest mathematician and physicist of the medieval Arabic/Islamic world. The most famous book in which he applied his scientific method is his Optics, through which he dealt with both the mathematics of rays of light and the physical aspects of the eye in seven comprehensive books. His rethinking of the entire science of optics set the scene for the whole of the subsequent development of the subject, influencing figures such as William of Ockham, Kepler, Descartes, and Christaan Huygens. The immense work of editing, translating into English, and commenting on this work was undertaken by Abdelhamid I. Sabra. This English translation of Books IV–V was completed by Sabra just before his death in 2013. It has been extensively revised by Jan Hogendijk.
Who is this book for?
This book culminates the efforts by Abdelhamid I. Sabra to translate this important scientific source, a process he started in the 1980s. It does not come with an introduction (but has a summary of the text), so the content will be very difficult to understand unless one has a background in science. If you are interested in this topic or the works of Ibn al-Haytham, this will be a valuable translation.
The translator:
Abdelhamid I. Sabra was a historian of science and professor at Harvard University. Jan Hogendijk is a retired mathematician and historian who was a professor at the University of Utrecht.
You can learn more about this book from the publisher’s website
You can also buy this book from Amazon.com | Amazon.ca | Amazon.co.uk
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