Critical Edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s On the Shape of the Eclipse The First Experimental Study of the Camera Obscura
Innbundet /
2016
/ Engelsk
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9783319479903
Published
2016-11-25
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Springer International Publishing AG
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254 mm
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178 mm
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Research, P, 06
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Engelsk
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Innbundet
Number of pages
18
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This book provides the first critical edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s On the Shape of the Eclipse with English translation and commentary, which records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura.
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This book provides the first critical edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s On the Shape of the Eclipse with English translation and commentary, which records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura. On the Shape of the Eclipse includes pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, in a time deemed to be committed to aniconism. It also provides an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics—the theory of light and theory of vision.
What perhaps most strongly characterizes this treatise is the close interaction of a geometric analysis of light and experimental reasoning. Ibn al-Haytham conducted his experiments in a systematic way by varying all that could be changed: the shape and size of the aperture, the focal length of the camera obscura, the distance and shape of the celestial bodies. This way, he achieved a thorough understanding. This work represents a decisive step in both the history of optics and the application of the experimental method that was just as efficient in medieval Islam as today.Read more
This is an open access book, the electronic versions are freely accessible online.
Provides the first critical edition with translation and commentary of Ibn al-Haytham's On the Shape of the Eclipse Contains Arabic text, translation, and glossary Gives and overview of all studies of Ibn al-Haytham's work Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Product details
ISBN
9783319479903
Published
2016-11-25
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Height
254 mm
Width
178 mm
Age
Research, P, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
18
Author