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) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 8481 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
| Event | Optics Education and Outreach II - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 12 2012 → Aug 13 2012 |
Other
| Other | Optics Education and Outreach II |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Diego, CA |
| Period | 8/12/12 → 8/13/12 |
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Keywords
- Alhazen
- Art
- Holbein
- Human vision
- Image analysis
- Paintings
- Renaissance
- Van Eyck
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Applied Mathematics
- Computer Science Applications
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
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Falco, C. M., & Weintz Allen, A. L. (2012). The optics of Jan van Eyck and Ibn al-Haytham. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering (Vol. 8481). [84810L] https://doi.org/10.1117/12.929920