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Alhazen (ibn al-Haitham)

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Alhazen (ibn al-Haitham)


 Arab scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher.
He made significant contributions to the principles of optics, astronomy, mathematics,
meteorology, visual perception and the scientific method.


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