Ibn al-Haytham

Ibn al-Haytham, Latinized as Alhazen, was a mathematician, astronomer, and physicist of the Islamic Golden Age from Iraq. Referred to as "the father of modern optics", he made significant contributions to the principles of optics and visual perception in particular.

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Who was born first?

• Ibn al-Haytham was born 1 year before Bjarni Herjólfsson
• Ibn al-Haytham was born 4 years after Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi
• Ibn al-Haytham was born 5 years before Sergius IV
• Ibn al-Haytham was born 5 years after Abu Nasr Mansur
• Ibn al-Haytham was born 27 years before Guido of Arezzo

Timeline

1. Abu Nasr Mansurcirca AD 960 – 1036
2. Abu Mansur al-Baghdadicirca AD 961 – 1037
3. Ibn al-Haytham (this page)circa AD 965 – 1039
4. Bjarni HerjólfssonAD 966 – 11th century
5. Sergius IVcirca AD 970 – May 12, 1012
6. Guido of Arezzocirca AD 992 – 1050

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