The optics of Jan van Eyck and Ibn al-Haytham

Charles M. Falco; Aimée L. Weintz Allen

doi:10.1117/12.929920

The optics of Jan van Eyck and Ibn al-Haytham

Charles M. Falco, Aimée L. Weintz Allen

Optical Sciences, College of

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Abstract

Ibn al-Haytham (Latinized as Alhazen or Alhacen) wrote nearly one hundred works on topics as diverse as poetry and politics. With his landmark seven-volume Kitāb al-Manāzir [Book of Optics], published sometime between 1028 [418 A.H.] and 1038 [429 A.H.], he made intellectual contributions that subsequently were incorporated throughout the core of post-Medieval Western culture, including its optics and art. We have used material from both the writings of Ibn al-Haytham and the paintings of Jan van Eyck in a workshop teaching modern optical principles to a variety of audiences.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Optics Education and Outreach II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929920
State	Published - 2012
Event	Optics Education and Outreach II - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 12 2012 → Aug 13 2012

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	8481
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

Other

Other	Optics Education and Outreach II
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/12/12 → 8/13/12

Keywords

Alhazen
Art
Holbein
Human vision
Image analysis
Paintings
Renaissance
Van Eyck

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Condensed Matter Physics
Computer Science Applications
Applied Mathematics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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