And if you read his works, he directly refers to concepts in the quran as his inspiration for his ideas. Some history books call him, the greatest student of optics between ptolemy and witelo. The strongest influence on the book of optics was from ptolemys optics. Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report. Its th anniversary is listed in the united nations resolution as a focal point of celebration of the international year of light. List of books and articles about the ten commandments. Ibn alhaytham book in arabic now available in the uae. Ibn alhaytham paved the way for the modern science of physical optics. In both exodus and deuteronomy, the case law following the listing of the commandments is based on them and deduced from the principles contained in them. Alhaythams kitab almanazir book of optics was written around 1015. One of the first muslim scientists to significantly contribute to the field was ibn alhaytham the latin alhazen who lived in the 11th century. Ibn alhaythams main work on optics, the kitab almanazir, was well known in the west as thesaurus opticus. The post caught the attention of bradley steffens, who has recently written a short book on the scientist, and now that ive read it, i thought id recommend it. Ibn alhaytham and the legacy of arabic optics international year.
Alhaythams kitab almanazir book of optics was written around. He delved further into the way the eye itself works. First scientist is an appropriate title for alhaytham who is often referred to as alhacen by westerners. On direct vision books two volume set studies of the warburg institute ibn alhaytham, professor abdelhamid i sabra. The modern day scientific method we used was proposed by ibn alhaytham in his book of optics. In the early 11th century, alhazen ibn alhaytham wrote the book of optics kitab almanazir in which he explored reflection. Celebrating ibn alhaytham, the father of modern optics, years later on. Part of the international year of light, 1001 inventions and the world of ibn alhaytham is an international educational campaign, which celebrates this 10th century science pioneer, known as the father of modern optics.
If the egyptians had their own scientific method then good on them. Scanned images of the entire 1833 book of commandments and. In islamic tradition, moses brings new revelation in the form of the commandments. Richard feynman on how the scientific method works.