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A Critical Edition of Ibn al-Haytham's On the Shape of the Eclipse
The First Experimental Study of the Camera ObscuraSources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
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| Verlag: | Springer |
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| Veröffentl.: | 16.11.2016 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9783319479910 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
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<p>This book provides the first critical edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s <i>On the Shape of the Eclipse </i>with English translation and commentary, which records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura. <i>On the Shape of the Eclipse</i> includes pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, in a time deemed to be committed to aniconism. It also provides an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics—the theory of light and theory of vision.</p>
What perhaps most strongly characterizes this treatise<i> </i>is the close interaction of a geometric analysis of light and experimental reasoning. Ibn al-Haytham conducted his experiments in a systematic way by varying all that could be changed: the shape and size of the aperture, the focal length of the camera obscura, the distance and shape of the celestial bodies. This way, he achieved a thorough understanding. This work represents a decisive step in both the history of optics and the application of the experimental method that was just as efficient in medieval Islam as today.<br>
What perhaps most strongly characterizes this treatise<i> </i>is the close interaction of a geometric analysis of light and experimental reasoning. Ibn al-Haytham conducted his experiments in a systematic way by varying all that could be changed: the shape and size of the aperture, the focal length of the camera obscura, the distance and shape of the celestial bodies. This way, he achieved a thorough understanding. This work represents a decisive step in both the history of optics and the application of the experimental method that was just as efficient in medieval Islam as today.<br>
Acknowledgments.- Introduction.- 1. This Edition.- 2. Arabic Text and Translation.- 3. Ibn al-Haytham's Method.- 4. Ibn al-Haytham's Optical Analysis.- Appendix. A tentative Dating of On the Shape of the Eclipse.- References.- Index Nominum.- Index Rerum.- Arabic-English Glossary.- Table of Figures.- Plates.
<p><b>Dominique Raynaud</b> is a science historian at the Université of Grenoble Alpes, France. He has published extensively in the field, including <i>Optics and the Rise of Perspective. A Study in Network Knowledge Diffusion</i> (Oxford, 2014), <i>Scientific Controversies. A Socio-historical Perspective on the Advancement of Science </i>(New Brunswick, 2015) and <i>Studies on Binocular Vision</i> (Springer, 2016).</p>
<p>This book provides the first critical edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s <i>On the Shape of the Eclipse </i>with English translation and commentary, which records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura. <i>On the Shape of the Eclipse</i> includes pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, in a time deemed to be committed to aniconism. It also provides an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics—the theory of light and theory of vision.</p>What perhaps most strongly characterizes this treatise is the close interaction of a geometric analysis of light and experimental reasoning. Ibn al-Haytham conducted his experiments in a systematic way by varying all that could be changed: the shape and size of the aperture, the focal length of the camera obscura, the distance and shape of the celestial bodies. This way, he achieved a thorough understanding. This work represents a decisive step in both the history of optics and the application of the experimental method that was just as efficient in medieval Islam as today.</p>
Provides the first critical edition with translation and commentary of Ibn al-Haytham's On the Shape of the Eclipse Contains Arabic text, translation, and glossary Gives and overview of all studies of Ibn al-Haytham's work Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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