Arabic in the Sciences
On the Causes of Differences in Vision
علل اختلاف المناظر
Al-Kindi's book on optics, lost in Arabic and surviving complete only in Latin, was read by Roger Bacon and John Pecham in the 13th century.
- Author
- Ya'qub ibn Ishaq al-Kindi (Alkindus) (d. c. 870)
- Field
- Optics
- Arabic title
- كتابٌ في عِلَل اختلاف المناظر (على الأرجح؛ الأصلُ العربيّ مفقود)
- Latin title
- De aspectibus
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