How Has Ibn al-Haytham's Optics Influenced Modern Physics?

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Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its motion, and behavior through space. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and ... Indeed, the influence of Ibn al-Haytham's Optics ranks alongside that of Newton's work.

 

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Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its motion, and behavior through space. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism, solid-state physics, and ... Indeed, the influence of Ibn al-Haytham's Optics ranks alongside that of Newton's work.

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