A Critical Edition Of Ibn Al Haytham S On The Shape Of The Eclipse
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A Critical Edition Of Ibn Al Haytham S On The Shape Of The Eclipse
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Author : Dominique Raynaud
language : ar
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-11-16
A Critical Edition Of Ibn Al Haytham S On The Shape Of The Eclipse written by Dominique Raynaud and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-16 with Mathematics categories.
This book provides the first critical edition of Ibn al-Haytham’s On the Shape of the Eclipse with English translation and commentary, which records the first scientific analysis of the camera obscura. On the Shape of the Eclipse includes pioneering research on the conditions of formation of the image, in a time deemed to be committed to aniconism. It also provides an early attempt to merge the two branches of Ancient optics—the theory of light and theory of vision. What perhaps most strongly characterizes this treatise is the close interaction of a geometric analysis of light and experimental reasoning. Ibn al-Haytham conducted his experiments in a systematic way by varying all that could be changed: the shape and size of the aperture, the focal length of the camera obscura, the distance and shape of the celestial bodies. This way, he achieved a thorough understanding. This work represents a decisive step in both the history of optics and the application of the experimental method that was just as efficient in medieval Islam as today.
Alhacen S Theory Of Visual Perception
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Author : Alhazen
language : en
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Release Date : 2001
Alhacen S Theory Of Visual Perception written by Alhazen and has been published by American Philosophical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Science categories.
Sometime between 1028 and 1038, Ibn al-Haytham completed his monumental optical synthesis, Kitab al-Manazir ("Book of Optics"). By no later than 1200, and perhaps somewhat earlier, this treatise appeared in Latin under the title De aspectibus. In that form it was attributed to a certain "Alhacen." These differences in title and authorial designation are indicative of the profound differences between the two versions, Arabic and Latin, of the treatise. In many ways, in fact, they can be regarded not simply as different versions of the same work, but as different works in their own right. Accordingly, the Arab author, Ibn al-Haytham, and his Latin incarnation, Alhacen, represent two distinct, sometimes even conflicting, interpretive voices. And the same holds for their respective texts. To complicate matters, "Alhacen" does not represent a single interpretive voice. There were at least two translators at work on the Latin text, one of them adhering faithfully to the Arabic original, the other content with distilling, even paraphrasing, the Arabic original. Consequently, the Latin text presents not one, but at least two faces to the reader. This two-volume critical edition represents fourteen years of work on Dr. Smith's part. Awarded the 2001 J. F. Lewis Award.
Eye Representation And Ocular Terminology From Antiquity To Helmholtz
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Author : D. Raynaud
language : en
Publisher: Kugler Publications
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Eye Representation And Ocular Terminology From Antiquity To Helmholtz written by D. Raynaud and has been published by Kugler Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with Medical categories.
Mario Bunge A Centenary Festschrift
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Author : Michael R. Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2019-07-17
Mario Bunge A Centenary Festschrift written by Michael R. Matthews and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-17 with Science categories.
This volume has 41 chapters written to honor the 100th birthday of Mario Bunge. It celebrates the work of this influential Argentine/Canadian physicist and philosopher. Contributions show the value of Bunge’s science-informed philosophy and his systematic approach to philosophical problems. The chapters explore the exceptionally wide spectrum of Bunge’s contributions to: metaphysics, methodology and philosophy of science, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of physics, philosophy of psychology, philosophy of social science, philosophy of biology, philosophy of technology, moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, medical philosophy, and education. The contributors include scholars from 16 countries. Bunge combines ontological realism with epistemological fallibilism. He believes that science provides the best and most warranted knowledge of the natural and social world, and that such knowledge is the only sound basis for moral decision making and social and political reform. Bunge argues for the unity of knowledge. In his eyes, science and philosophy constitute a fruitful and necessary partnership. Readers will discover the wisdom of this approach and will gain insight into the utility of cross-disciplinary scholarship. This anthology will appeal to researchers, students, and teachers in philosophy of science, social science, and liberal education programmes. 1. Introduction Section I. An Academic Vocation (3 chapters) Section II. Philosophy (12 chapters) Section III. Physics and Philosophy of Physics (4 chapters) Section IV. Cognitive Science and Philosophy of Mind (2 chapters) Section V. Sociology and Social Theory (4 chapters) Section VI. Ethics and Political Philosophy (3 chapters) Section VII. Biology and Philosophy of Biology (3 chapters) Section VIII. Mathematics (3 chapters) Section IX. Education (2 chapters) Section X. Varia (3 chapters) Section XI. Bibliography
Anachronisms In The History Of Mathematics
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Author : Niccol- Guicciardini
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Anachronisms In The History Of Mathematics written by Niccol- Guicciardini and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with History categories.
Discover essays by leading scholars on the history of mathematics from ancient to modern times in European and non-European cultures.
Baghdad And Isfahan
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Author : Elaheh Kheirandish
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-04-22
Baghdad And Isfahan written by Elaheh Kheirandish and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-22 with History categories.
Renowned as great centres of learning, the cities of Baghdad and Isfahan were at the heart of the Islamic civilization as rich capital cities and centres of intellectual thought. Their distinct cultural voices inspired a unique historical dialogue, which finds new expression in Baghdad and Isfahan, the story of how knowledge was transmitted and transformed within Islamic lands, and then spread across Europe. Capturing the history of Baghdad and Isfahan from 750 to 1750, Elaheh Kheirandish draws on the voices of court astronomers, mathematicians, scientists, mystics, jurists, statesmen and Arabic and Persian translators and scholars to document the extensive and lasting contribution of sciences from Islamic lands to the history of science. Kheirandish bases her narrative on a unique medieval manuscript and other historical sources and the result is more than a thousand-year 'tale of two cities' – it is a city by city, and century by century, look at what it took to change the world. In a feat of travelogue and time travel, this unique book creates parallel stories with modern and historical characters, crossing cities worldwide, and capturing changes through time. Interweaving multiple narratives, histories, and futures, she charts the possible paths – formalized and serendipitous, lost and recovered – by which knowledge itself is translated and transmitted across time and cultures.
Ibn Al Haytham S Completion Of The Conics
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Author : Alhazen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Ibn Al Haytham S Completion Of The Conics written by Alhazen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Conic section categories.
Studies In Islamic History And Civilization
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Author : Moše Šārôn
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 1986
Studies In Islamic History And Civilization written by Moše Šārôn and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
La Pir Mide Visual Evoluci N De Un Instrumento Conceptual
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Author : Cardona, Carlos Alberto
language : es
Publisher: Editorial Universidad del Rosario
Release Date : 2020-12-30
La Pir Mide Visual Evoluci N De Un Instrumento Conceptual written by Cardona, Carlos Alberto and has been published by Editorial Universidad del Rosario this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-30 with Philosophy categories.
Esta obra ofrece una reconstrucción racional, ajustada a las categorías de Imre Lakatos, del programa de investigación que fija una pirámide geométrica con el objetivo de dar cuenta de la percepción visual. El estudio muestra cómo se adelantaron maniobras propias del cinturón protector para conservar viva la posibilidad de usar la pirámide como artefacto de la investigación. Se muestra que la defensa de las posibilidades de uso del instrumento permite agrupar diversos enfoques teóricos que asumen muy diversos compromisos ontológicos. Los obstáculos más importantes a vencer se pueden sintetizar así: (i) la actividad del sensorio no se reduce a lo que ocurre en un punto geométrico –el vértice de la pirámide–; (ii) los trayectos de mediación objeto-sensorio no son rectos, como supone el instrumento; (iii) no vemos con un ojo, nuestro sistema es binocular y (iv) ni el objeto, ni el sistema ocular se encuentran en reposo. En la reconstrucción se han identificado los hitos centrales del programa y se han hecho gravitar en torno a autores y épocas bien delimitadas. Además de los movimientos protectores, se perfilan las críticas más poderosas dirigidas a la semblanza misma del programa de investigación.
Ibn Al Haytham S On The Configuration Of The World
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Author : Y. Tzvi Langermann
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-11-25
Ibn Al Haytham S On The Configuration Of The World written by Y. Tzvi Langermann and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-25 with Social Science categories.
The chief argument of this book, first published in 1990, is that Ibn al-Haytham's On the Configuration of the World is a non-technical expose of basic astronomical teachings: it was written in particular for those whose main interests were in the areas of philosophy and natural science and who, accordingly, had an interest in relating the mathematical devices employed by professional astronomers to the heavenly bodies mentioned in the philosophical literature. However, the primary reason for this publication is not the advancement of this thesis, but rather the presentation of the medieval texts themselves, normally so inaccessible to scholars and students alike.