Definition of 'al-haytham'

Noun

1. 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)
      Synonyms: Alhazen Alhacen Ibn al-Haytham Al-Hasan ibn al-Haytham

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