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Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors: A Critical Edition, with English Translation & Commentary, Book 6 of Alhacen's de Aspectibus, th

Alhacen on Image-Formation and Distortion in Mirrors: A Critical Edition, with English Translation & Commentary, Book 6 of Alhacen's de Aspectibus, th

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Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, Book 1196

Physics

ISBN10: 1606189816
ISBN13: 9781606189818
Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
Published: Jan 1 2008
Pages: 153
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.50 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
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.

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