Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors
A Critical Edition, with English Translation & Commentary, Book 6 of Alhacen's "De Aspectibus", the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn Al-Haytham's "Kitāb Al-Manāzir." Volume One. Introduction & Latin Text

A. Mark Smith (Author)

9781606189818

Paperback / softback, published 1 January 2008

153 pages
25.4 x 17.1 x 1.7 cm, 0.576 kg

Contents: (A) Alhacen's Analysis of Image-Distortion in Mirrors: An Overview; The Sources for Alhacen's Analysis and Its Reception in the Latin West; Conclusion; (B) Manuscripts and Editing; (C) Latin Text: Ch. 1; Ch. 2; Ch. 3: Analysis of Plane Mirrors: Proposition (Prop.) 1; Ch. 4: Analysis of Convex Spherical Mirrors: Prop. 2-15; Ch. 5: Analysis of Convex Cylindrical Mirrors: Prop. 16-19; Ch. 6: Analysis of Convex Conical Mirrors: Prop. 20-22; Ch. 7: Analysis of Concave Spherical Mirrors: Prop. 33-36; Ch. 8: Analysis of Concave Cylindrical Mirrors: Prop. 37 and 38. Figures for Translation and Commentary. Illus.