Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors : A Critical Edition, with English Translation and Commentary, Book 6 of Alhacen's de Aspectibus , the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn Al-Haytham's Kitāb Al-Manāzir. Volume One. Introduction
Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors : A Critical Edition, with English Translation and Commentary, Book 6 of Alhacen's de Aspectibus , the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn Al-Haytham's Kitāb Al-Manāzir. Volume One. Introduction
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Author(s): Alhazen
Smith, A. Mark
ISBN No.: 9781606189818
Pages: 277
Year: 200801
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 65.90
Status: Out Of Print

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.


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