Early Princibles Mozi, Chinese Philosopher Aristotle observed that the spaces between the leaves of trees acted as tiny pinholes which cast the image of a partial solar eclipse onto the ground. Camera Obscura: Ibn al-Haitham, born in Basra (965-1039 AD), known in the West as Alhazen, carried out practical experiments on optics see Book of [...]
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