al-Haytham

al·hayt·ham

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noun

an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)

Synonyms

Alhazen
Ibn al-Haytham
Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham

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Broader terms

mathematician
physicist
astronomer

Grammar

noun
singular	al-haytham
plural	al-haythams

Nearby words

al-Asifa al-Fatah al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya Al-hakim Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham Al-Hudaydah Al-Iraq al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya al-Jihad

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