Definitions of Alhazen
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an Egyptian polymath (born in Iraq) whose research in geometry and optics was influential into the 17th century; established experiments as the norm of proof in physics (died in 1040)
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synonyms:
Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham, Alhacen, Ibn al-Haytham, al-Haytham
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example of:
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astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
a physicist who studies astronomy
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mathematician
a person skilled in mathematics
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physicist
a scientist trained in physics
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astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
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