Review of Alhacen’s Theory of Visual Perception: A Critical Edition, with English Translation and Commentary, of the First Three Books of Alhacen’s De Aspectibus, the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitab al-Manazir
Document Type
Book Review
Department
History (CMC)
Publication Date
2004
Abstract
Smith's edition contributes to our understanding of the development of optics, a discipline of immense importance in the history of science. The authoritative edition of the Arabic text of the Kitab al-Manazir [Sabra 1989] as well as a translation therefrom has long been available[Sabra 1989]. Yet, for detailed study of how this important text impacted Western Latin scientists, the present Latin edition is indispensable.
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Recommended Citation
Cooper, G.M. (2004) Review of A. Mark Smith, Alhacen’s Theory of Visual Perception: A Critical Edition, With English Translation and Commentary, of the First Three Books of Alhacen’s De Aspectibus, the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn al-Haytham’s Kitāb al-Manāẓir, 2 vols. (Philadelphia: 2001). Aestimatio 1: 5-12.
