Download or read book Ibn Al-Haytham written by Bradley Steffens and published by Morgan Reynolds Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ibn al-Haytham, a devout Muslim, was a pioneer in several scientific and mathematical fields, including physics, optics, optics, astronomy, and analytical geometry. He discovered the first law of motion centuries before Galileo, and he was committed to a scientific method based on observation, hypothesis, and testing.