Abdelhamid I. Sabra (1924-2013) was a professor of the history of science specializing in the history of optics and science in medieval Islam. He died December 18, 2013. Sabra provided English translation and commentary for Books I-III of Ibn al-Haytham's seven book Kitab al-Manazir (Book of Optics), written in Arabic in the 11th century.
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8 July 1924 Tanta
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Died |
18 December 2013 (aged 89) Lexington, Massachusetts
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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