An Arab Muslim scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher, he made significant contributions to the principles of optics, astronomy, mathematics, visual perception, and the scientific method (Wikipedia).
Persian physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)
| Born | 965 |
| Died | 1039 |
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Persian physicist, mathematician and astronomer (c. 965 – c. 1040)
| Born | 965 |
| Died | 1039 |
Subjects
Early works to 1800, Optics, Geometry, Arab Astronomy, Arabic Manuscripts, Astronomy, Facsimiles, Greek Mathematics, Conic sections, Reflection (Optics), Refraction, Arab Mathematics, Arabic Mathematics, Congresses, Cosmology, Government policy, Greek Astronomy, History, Land tenure, Latitude, Light, Mathematics, Mathematics, Arabic, Mathematics, Greek, Medieval AstronomyTime
Early works to 1800ID Numbers
- OLID: OL883756A
- ISNI: 000000011774221X
- Library of Congress Names: n81027793
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV093927
- VIAF: 90038995
- Wikidata: Q11104
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q11104
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Alternative names
- Ibn al-Haytham
- Alhazen.
- A. Alhazen
| August 1, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| September 27, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| April 10, 2017 | Edited by Agnes Reid | Fix spelling |
| March 31, 2017 | Edited by MARC Bot | add VIAF and wikidata ID |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |


