Diagram relating to the problem of Alhazen
Date
11 November 1672
Creator
Unknown, Artist
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Manuscript page number
vol5 p448
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Dimensions
height (page): 301mm
width (page): 178mm
width (page): 178mm
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Description
Diagram in a letter relating to the problem of Alhazen (the Latinized name of Ibn al-Haytham (965-1045)), in Renatus Slusius's letter to Henry Oldenburg dated 11 November 1672.
The problem attributed to Alhazen is to find a point of reflection on the surface of a spherical mirror in relation to two points, the eye and the visible object.
The problem attributed to Alhazen is to find a point of reflection on the surface of a spherical mirror in relation to two points, the eye and the visible object.
Related fellows
Renatus Franciscus Slusius (1622 - 1685, Belgian) , Mathematician
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
Henry Oldenburg (1612 - 1677, German) , Scientific correspondent
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