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Romero, Libby, author.
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Alhazen, 965-1039 -- Juvenile literature.
Scientists -- Iraq -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physiological optics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Optics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Ibn al-Haytham : the man who discovered how we see / Libby Romero.
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Romero, Libby, author.
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2016.
Subjects
Alhazen, 965-1039 -- Juvenile literature.
Scientists -- Iraq -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Physiological optics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Optics -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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)
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National Geographic kids readers. Level 3.
Description:
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Who was Ibn al-Haytham? -- Growing up in the golden age -- In his time -- Trouble in Egypt -- A dazzling discovery -- The dark room -- Vision and light -- Cool facts about Ibn al-Haytham -- Other new ideas -- A lasting legacy.
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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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Ages 6-9.
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McCully-Moiliili Public Library
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B Alhazen Ro
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