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Alhacen on Refraction: English translation

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Author : Alhazen
Publisher : American Philosophical Society Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Download or read book Alhacen on Refraction: English translation written by Alhazen and published by American Philosophical Society Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alhacen's treatment of light and sight in the "De aspectibus" culminates with the analysis of refraction in book 7. Far briefer than his account of reflection, which occupies three books, Alhacen's study of refraction follows essentially the same pattern of analysis, starting with various experiments designed to establish or confirm the governing principles of refraction empirically and proceeding to the application of those principles to specific cases according to the shape of the refracting surface. In many respects, in fact, reflection and refraction are side of the same coin according to Alhacen. Contents of this two-volume set: (1) Intro.: Alhacen's Analysis of Refraction: An Overview; The Prolemaic Underpinnings of Alhacen's Refraction Analysis; The Fate of Alhacen's Refraction Analysis in the Latin West; Putting Alhacen in His Proper Place; (2) Manuscripts and Editing; (3) Latin Text; (4) English Translation. Glossary and Biblio. Illus.

Alhacen on Refraction

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Author : Alhazen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
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Alhacen on Refraction

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Author : Alhazen
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Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception

Author : Alhazen
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780871699145
Total Pages : 496 pages
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Download or read book Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception written by Alhazen and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2001 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometime between 1028 and 1038, Ibn al-Haytham completed his monumental optical synthesis, Kitab al-Manazir ("Book of Optics"). By no later than 1200, and perhaps somewhat earlier, this treatise appeared in Latin under the title De aspectibus. In that form it was attributed to a certain "Alhacen." These differences in title and authorial designation are indicative of the profound differences between the two versions, Arabic and Latin, of the treatise. In many ways, in fact, they can be regarded not simply as different versions of the same work, but as different works in their own right. Accordingly, the Arab author, Ibn al-Haytham, and his Latin incarnation, Alhacen, represent two distinct, sometimes even conflicting, interpretive voices. And the same holds for their respective texts. To complicate matters, "Alhacen" does not represent a single interpretive voice. There were at least two translators at work on the Latin text, one of them adhering faithfully to the Arabic original, the other content with distilling, even paraphrasing, the Arabic original. Consequently, the Latin text presents not one, but at least two faces to the reader. This two-volume critical edition represents fourteen years of work on Dr. Smith's part. Awarded the 2001 J. F. Lewis Award.

Alhacen on Refraction: Introduction and Latin text

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Author : Alhazen
Publisher : American Philosophical Society Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
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Download or read book Alhacen on Refraction: Introduction and Latin text written by Alhazen and published by American Philosophical Society Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alhacen's treatment of light and sight in the "De aspectibus" culminates with the analysis of refraction in book 7. Far briefer than his account of reflection, which occupies three books, Alhacen's study of refraction follows essentially the same pattern of analysis, starting with various experiments designed to establish or confirm the governing principles of refraction empirically and proceeding to the application of those principles to specific cases according to the shape of the refracting surface. In many respects, in fact, reflection and refraction are side of the same coin according to Alhacen. Contents of this two-volume set: (1) Intro.: Alhacen's Analysis of Refraction: An Overview; The Prolemaic Underpinnings of Alhacen's Refraction Analysis; The Fate of Alhacen's Refraction Analysis in the Latin West; Putting Alhacen in His Proper Place; (2) Manuscripts and Editing; (3) Latin Text; (4) English Translation. Glossary and Biblio. Illus.

Alhacen on the Principles of Reflection

Author : Alhazen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 424 pages
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Alhacen on the Principles of Reflection

Author : Alhazen
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ISBN 13 : 9780871699626
Total Pages : 420 pages
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Download or read book Alhacen on the Principles of Reflection written by Alhazen and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception

Author : Alhazen
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Total Pages : 500 pages
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Alhacen on Image-formation and Distortion in Mirrors: English translation and commentary

Author : Alhazen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Book Synopsis Alhacen on Image-formation and Distortion in Mirrors: English translation and commentary by : Alhazen

Download or read book Alhacen on Image-formation and Distortion in Mirrors: English translation and commentary written by Alhazen and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception

Author : Alhazen
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ISBN 13 : 9780871699145
Total Pages : 254 pages
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Download or read book Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception written by Alhazen and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Descartes's Method

Author : Tarek R. Dika
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192696947
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Descartes's Method written by Tarek R. Dika and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-02-27 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Descartes's Method develops an ontological interpretation of Descartes's method as a dynamic and, within limits, differentiable problem-solving cognitive disposition or habitus, which can be actualized or applied to different problems in various ways, depending on the nature of the problem. Parts I-II develop the foundations of an habitual interpretation of Descartes's method, while Parts III-V demonstrate the fruits of such an interpretation in metaphysics, natural philosophy, and mathematics. The first book to draw on the recently discovered Cambridge manuscript of Descartes's Rules for the Direction of the Mind, Descartes's Method concretely demonstrates the efficacy of Descartes's method in the sciences and the underlying unity of Descartes's method from Rules for the Direction of the Mind to Principles of Philosophy (1644).

The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615): A Reassessment

Author : Arianna Borrelli
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319502158
Total Pages : 208 pages
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Download or read book The Optics of Giambattista Della Porta (ca. 1535–1615): A Reassessment written by Arianna Borrelli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-22 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains essays that examine the optical works of Giambattista Della Porta, an Italian natural philosopher during the Scientific Revolution. Coverage also explores the science and technology of early modern optics. Della Porta's groundbreaking book, Magia Naturalis (Natural Magic), includes a prototype of the camera. Yet, because of his obsession with magic, Della Porta's scientific achievements are often forgotten. As the contributors argue, his work inspired such great minds as Johanes Kepler and Francis Bacon. After reading this book, researchers, historians, and students will have a better appreciation of this influential scientist. They will also gain a greater understanding of an important period in the history of optics. Readers will learn about Della Porta's experimental method, a process governed by the protocols, aims, and theoretical assumptions of natural magic. Coverage also discusses the material properties and limitations of optical technology in the early 17th century, based on a recently discovered Dutch spyglass. It also demonstrates how diagrams were instrumental in the discovery of the sine law of refraction. In addition, the book includes an in-depth analysis of previously untranslated Latin sources. This makes the material useful to historians of optics unfamiliar with the language. More than 70 illustrations complement the text.

From Sight to Light

Author : A. Mark Smith
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022652857X
Total Pages : 470 pages
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Download or read book From Sight to Light written by A. Mark Smith and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From its inception in Greek antiquity, the science of optics was aimed primarily at explaining sight and accounting for why things look as they do. By the end of the seventeenth century, however, the analytic focus of optics had shifted to light: its fundamental properties and such physical behaviors as reflection, refraction, and diffraction. This dramatic shift—which A. Mark Smith characterizes as the “Keplerian turn”—lies at the heart of this fascinating and pioneering study. Breaking from previous scholarship that sees Johannes Kepler as the culmination of a long-evolving optical tradition that traced back to Greek antiquity via the Muslim Middle Ages, Smith presents Kepler instead as marking a rupture with this tradition, arguing that his theory of retinal imaging, which was published in 1604, was instrumental in prompting the turn from sight to light. Kepler’s new theory of sight, Smith reveals, thus takes on true historical significance: by treating the eye as a mere light-focusing device rather than an image-producing instrument—as traditionally understood—Kepler’s account of retinal imaging helped spur the shift in analytic focus that eventually led to modern optics. A sweeping survey, From Sight to Light is poised to become the standard reference for historians of optics as well as those interested more broadly in the history of science, the history of art, and cultural and intellectual history.

Nicole Oresme's De visione stellarum (On Seeing the Stars)

Author : Dan Burton
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047410890
Total Pages : 333 pages
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Download or read book Nicole Oresme's De visione stellarum (On Seeing the Stars) written by Dan Burton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2006-11-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this critical edition and translation of Nicole Oresme’s On Seeing the Stars, the renowned 14th-century natural philosopher proposes that the stars are not where they seem. And perhaps nothing is where it seems. In this earliest treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy. He is the first to propose that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere – two centuries before Hooke and Newton, who are credited with the discovery. Further, he calls all sense data into doubt. Oresme’s argument concerning the curvature of light is a major milestone in the history of science, confirming that Oresme was one of the most innovative scientists of the pre-modern world.

Alhacen on Image-formation and Distortion in Mirrors

Author : Alhazen
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Total Pages : 260 pages
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Light-Based Science

Author : Azzedine Boudrioua
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351651129
Total Pages : 425 pages
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Download or read book Light-Based Science written by Azzedine Boudrioua and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses light-based science, emphasizing its pervasive influence in science, technology, policy, and education. A wide range of contributors offers a comprehensive study of the tremendous, and indeed foundational, contributions of Ibn al Haytham, a scholar from the medieval period. The analysis then moves into the future development of light-based technology. Written as a multi-disciplinary reference book by leading scholars in the history of science and /or photonics, it covers Ibn al Haytham’s optics, LED lighting for sustainable development, global and atomic-scale time with new light sources, advanced technology, and vision science. Cutting-edge optical technologies and their global impact is addressed in detail, and the later chapters also explore challenges with renewable energy, the global impact of photonics, and optical and photonic education technology. Practical examples and illustrations are provided throughout the text.

De Visione Stellarum

Author : Dan Burton
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004153705
Total Pages : 334 pages
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Download or read book De Visione Stellarum written by Dan Burton and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this critical edition of Nicole Oresme's 14th-century treatise on atmospheric refraction, Oresme uses optics and infinitesimals to help solve this vexing problem of astronomy, proposing that light travels along a curve through the atmosphere, centuries before Hooke and Newton.