 al-hasan_ibn_al-haytham |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (physics,mathematics,astronomy) 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: | alhazen ibn_al-haytham al-haytham | |
| Related terms: | physicist mathematician astronomer | |
