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Ibn al-Haytham
Ibn al-Haytham was born in Iraq, specifically in the city of Basra in 965 AD. He came during the period that is considered golden for Islam, during which knowledge spread, and the Islamic world was the most developed and prosperous, and a dispute occurred among scholars over the origin of Ibn al-Haytham whether he was Arab, or Persian, He was most likely to be of Arab origin, and Ibn al-Haytham began to seek knowledge in Basra, as he began to read many books related to the Islamic faith, in addition to scientific books, and in this article we will introduce you to the first to explain the structure of the eye, and the works of Ibn Al-Haytham, in addition to the book Al-Munazir.
Ibn Al Haytham was the first to explain the structure of the eye
The scientist Ibn Al-Haytham is considered the first to explain the structure of the eye, as he presented many achievements in: mathematics, physics, optics, astronomy, anatomy, ophthalmology, scientific philosophy, and visual perception, and he followed the scientific method in conducting his experiments, and a thousand Books, as he discovered many things confirmed by modern science.
The works of Ibn Al-Haytham
Ibn Al-Haytham achieved many achievements in most of the sciences, especially in optics, as his work was greatly appreciated, as it marked the beginning of a new era in the field of optics research. And spherical, and spherical aberration, and his research proved that the ratio between the angle of incidence and the angle of refraction is not equal. Ibn Al-Haytham presented a lot of research related to the powers of magnifying lenses.
Ibn al-Haytham was honored recently, as his name was given to one of the volcanic gaps on the surface of the moon, and that was in 1999 AD, and his name was given to one of the asteroids that were recently discovered, and in Pakistan the chair of ophthalmology was named after him at the Aga Khan University.
Landscape Book
The Book of Optics is one of the famous books written by Ibn al-Haytham, and it includes seven volumes specializing in optics and landscapes, and he wrote it in a period ranging between 1011 AD-1021 AD, and this book was translated into Latin at the end of the twelfth century, by a cleric whose name was not known And his translation had a great influence on Western science, and the scientist Friedrich Reisner printed it in 1572 AD, under the title (The Visual Treasure: The Seven Books of Arab Weed, Volume 1, Rising the Clouds and Twilight), and Roger Bacon's works were influenced by this book, in addition to the works of Johannes Kepler, It also helped develop the experimental method greatly.
