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Also Known As Alhazen • Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥasan ibn al-Haytham
Born c.965 • Basra
Died c.1040 • Cairo • Egypt
Notable Works “Hayʾat al-ʿālam” • “Kitāb al-manāẓir”
Subjects Of Study optics • parallel lines

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