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Book of Optics

11th century treatise on optics by Ibn al-Haytham
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Book of Optics

Summary

Book of Optics is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Optics authored Ibn al-Haytham[3].
  • Book of Optics's image is recorded as Thesaurus opticus Titelblatt.jpg[4].
  • Book of Optics's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • Book of Optics's language of work or name is recorded as Arabic[6].
  • Book of Optics's publication date is recorded as +1021-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Book of Optics's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rtvzh[8].
  • Book of Optics's main subject is recorded as optics[9].
  • Book of Optics's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Kitab-al-manazir[10].
  • Book of Optics's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'كتاب المناظر'}[11].
  • Book of Optics's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'De Aspectibus'}[12].
  • Book of Optics's title is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Perspectiva'}[13].
  • Book of Optics's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Book of Optics'}[14].
  • Book of Optics's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1238720', 'amount': '+7'}[15].

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Designation and Status

Book of Optics's instance of is recorded as written work[5].

Why It Matters

Book of Optics ranks in the top 5% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (236 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

Ibn al-Haytham

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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