Ibn al-Haytham /
Romero, Libby,
Ibn al-Haytham / by Libby Romero. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - National Geographic kids readers, Level 3 . - National Geographic kids readers. Level 3. .
Includes index.
Who was Ibn al-Haytham? -- Growing up in the golden age -- In his time -- Trouble in Egypt -- A dazzling discovery -- The dark room -- Light and vision -- Cool facts about Ibn al-Haytham -- Other new ideas -- A lasting legacy.
Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye. During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization, Ibn al-Haytham discovered how we see. His discoveries set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process.
Ages 6-9.
9781426325014 (library binding : alk. paper) 1426325010 (library binding : alk. paper) 9781426325007 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 1426325002 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 9781426326165 (special sale edition) 1426326165 (special sale edition)
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Readers (Publications)
Ibn al-Haytham / by Libby Romero. - 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - National Geographic kids readers, Level 3 . - National Geographic kids readers. Level 3. .
Includes index.
Who was Ibn al-Haytham? -- Growing up in the golden age -- In his time -- Trouble in Egypt -- A dazzling discovery -- The dark room -- Light and vision -- Cool facts about Ibn al-Haytham -- Other new ideas -- A lasting legacy.
Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye. During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization, Ibn al-Haytham discovered how we see. His discoveries set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process.
Ages 6-9.
9781426325014 (library binding : alk. paper) 1426325010 (library binding : alk. paper) 9781426325007 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 1426325002 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 9781426326165 (special sale edition) 1426326165 (special sale edition)
2015045645
Alhazen, 965-1039 --Juvenile literature.
Scientists--Iraq--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Physiological optics--History--Juvenile literature.
Optics--History--Juvenile literature.
Iraq--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Readers (Publications)