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Ibn al-Haytham / by Libby Romero.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: National Geographic kids readers. Level 3. Publisher: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Description: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 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)
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Reader Alhazen R763 Available 33111008187631
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Reader Alhazen R763 Available 33111008453322
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Celebrated in a film featuring Omar Sharif in his final role, meet the scientist known as the "Father of Optics," Ibn al-Haytham!

During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization -- also known as the "Dark Ages" in Western Europe -- this incredible scholar discovered how we see and set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process. Packed with beautiful and engaging photos, kids will learn all about this fascinating scientist.

The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers. This book is a companion to the international educational campaign, "1001 Inventions and the World of Ibn al-Haytham," that includes interactive exhibits, workshops, live shows, and a 12-minute film starring Omar Sharif in his final film role before his death.

Ages 6-9.

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.

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