Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors
A Critical Edition, with English Translation and Commentary, of Book 6 of Alhacen's "De Aspectibus," the Medieval Latin Version of Ibn Al-Haytham's "Kitab Al-Manazir." Volume Two. Transactions, Americ
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 2008
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Hardback
238 pages
978-1-60618-986-3 (ISBN)
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Ch. 1; Ch. 2; Ch. 3: Analysis of Plane Mirrors: Proposition 1; Ch. 4: Analysis of Convex Spherical Mirrors: Propositions 2-15; Ch. 5: Analysis of Convex Cylindrical Mirrors: Propositions 16-19; Ch. 6: Analysis of Convex Conical Mirrors: Propositions 20-22; Ch. 7: Analysis of Concave Spherical Mirrors: Propositions 33-36; Ch. 8: Analysis of Concave Cylindrical Mirrors: Propositions 37 and 38. Figures for Translation and Commentary; Appendix; Latin-English Index; English-Latin Glossary; Bibliography; General Index. Illus. (sold with Vol. 1: -- see 1-60618-981-6 -- must buy both vol.)
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2nd edition
Language
English
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United States
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Professional and scholarly
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Paperback (trade)
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Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
649 gr
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978-1-60618-986-3 (9781606189863)
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A. Mark Smith