Profiles the life and works of the 11th century mathematician also known as al-Basri, al-Misri and al-Hasan.

Provides a biography of the eminent Muslim physicist of the 10th century. Details his discoveries in the science of optics.

Examines the concept of distance in the many works of Alhazen's optical studies.

Recounts the Muslim scientist's experiments in optics and details his later influence on Renaissance scientific development.

Describes the life and works of the Arab mathematician and cosmologist of Muslim Cairo, 965-1040 AD.