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Ibn al-Haytham   Listen
Ibn 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, al-Haytham, Alhacen, Alhazen.






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Words linked to "Ibn al-Haytham" :   physicist, al-Haytham, stargazer, uranologist, Alhacen, mathematician, astronomer



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