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Ibn al-Haytham : the man who discovered how we see
Publication Information
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]
Physical Description
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Audience
Ages 6-9.
Summary
Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.
During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization, Ibn al-Haytham discovered how we see. His discoveries set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
- Who was Ibn al-Haytham?
- Growing up in the golden age
- In his time
- Trouble in Egypt
- A dazzling discovery
- The dark room
- Vision and light
- Cool facts about Ibn al-Haytham
- Other new ideas
- A lasting legacy.