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Al-Haytham   Listen
Al-Haytham

noun
1.
An Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040).  Synonyms: Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, Alhacen, Alhazen, Ibn al-Haytham.






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Words linked to "Al-Haytham" :   astronomer, Alhazen, mathematician, physicist, uranologist, stargazer



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