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Alhazen
/ ăl-hăz′ən /
- See Ibn al-Haytham.
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In the field of physical science one of the most important of the Arabian scientists was Alhazen.
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That this sudden change does not occur, Alhazen explained as due to the reflection of light by the earth's atmosphere.
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Like the measurements of Aristarchus and Eratosthenes, this calculation of Alhazen is simple enough in theory.
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According to the calculation of Alhazen, this h, or the height of the atmosphere, represents from twenty to thirty miles.
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As regards the refraction of light, the course of real inquiry was resumed in 1100 by an Arabian philosopher named Alhazen.
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