Ibn al-Haytham was a Muslim mathematician and scientist who
developed the foundations of physiological optics and came within a whisker of
discovering the use of spectacles. He wrote extensively on the subjects of
algebra, geometry, and astronomy. Eyeglasses were employed as a vision aid in
Europe as early as the 13th century, but Alhazen's book "Kitab al –
Manazir" (Book of Optics) presented the first account of vision, which
contained theories on refraction, reflection, and the study of lenses. It was a
major power player in the Middle Ages. In it, he explained that twilight is
generated by the earth's atmosphere refracting the sun's rays. The first Latin
translation of Alhazen's mathematical writings was written in 1210 by Robert
Grosseteste, a clergyman from Sussex, England. His astrological work was first
published in Latin in Basle in 1572. Alhazen, a Basra native, died at the age
of 73 in Cairo.
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Nasir Puyan
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
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