Alhazen Ibn al-Haytham‚ born 965ce – 1039ce an Arab /Persian scientist and polymath‚ also significant contributions to the principals of optics‚ as well as to physics‚ anatomy‚ astronomy‚ engineering‚ mathematics‚ medicine‚ ophthalmology‚ philosophy‚ psychology‚ visual perception‚ and to science in general with his early application of the scientific method. After being ordered by Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah‚ the sixth ruler of the Fatimid Caliphate‚ to carry out this operation‚ he quickly perceived the
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Hindu Religious Traditions Paper The purpose of this paper is to describe the Hindu religion. The paper will describe what the Hindu religious traditions consist of. It will describe what sacred elements characterize the Hindu religious traditions and their significance and meaning. Hindu Religion Hinduism is the described as the world’s oldest organized religion and is the world’s third largest religion. Hinduism consists of "thousands of different religious groups that have evolved
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What is Italian Renaissance art? Before attempting to answer the question it is important to consider what we mean by early Italian Renaissance. Unlike many periods in history the Renaissance has no obvious start and end dates‚ for the purposes of this assignment I will define the approximate period within which to look as about 1390 to about 1520. The time around 1520 represents when Raphael died this was followed closely by the death of Pope Leo X‚ the second High Renaissance pope. It is after
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Bibliography: Hobbes‚ Thomas. "Leviathan." Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy. Oxford UP. Locke‚ John. "Second Treatise of Government." Classics of Political and Moral Philosophy. Oxford UP.
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which were an essential tool in the early development of trigonometry. According to Theon of Alexandria‚ who worked in Alexandria as a teacher of mathematics and astronomy‚ Hipparchus wrote a treatise in twelve books on chords in a circle‚ which has been lost (Sarton 286) . It is believed that this treatise contained some general trigonometric theory together with some tables. Hipparchus is believed to be the first person to determine exactly the times of the rising and setting of the zodiacal signs
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background as a lawyer‚ it might have also been true that he was building his case for independence before the world community‚ similar to what he might do if he were pleading a case before a jury. 3. Next‚ review the two sections of John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government. In your own words‚ how does Jefferson use Locke’s ideas in the preamble of the Declaration? Students will note similarities between
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Charriere are two prime sources that compare French nobility during the 17th and 18th century‚ leading up to the French Revolution. Charles Loyseau‚ both a jurist and legal scholar evaluates French society in his writing A Treatise on Orders. In the writing of his treatise‚ Loyseau describes the “social anatomy of France” in an idealized way‚ which remained precise until the French Revolution (16). Isabelle de Charriere‚ a noblewoman from Switzerland writes a critical satire about the French
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scholars whose main function was to translate classic books of antiquity into Arabic (Burton‚ 2007). The caliph showed a genuine interest in al Khwarizmi’s work and they shared a friendship; many of al-Khwarizmi’s works such as his astronomical treatise and his Algebra were dedicated to al-Ma’mun (Mohamed‚ 2000). According to a brief biography found in Ibn al-Nadim’s book Kitāb al-Fihrist‚ Al-Khwarizmi accomplished most of his work between 813 and 833. During this time he completed innovative works
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intuition or theories of instinct. Locke also held that all persons are born good‚ independent‚ and equal. Political Theories In his work Two Treatises of Government‚ written in 1690‚ John Locke attacked the theory of divine right of kings and the nature of the state. He also believed in religious freedom and in the separation of church and state. In Two Treatises of Government he argued that the power did and should not exist within the state but within the people. He continued to say that the state
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wars he reaped the benefits of Golden Age and insecurities of the post-war era. Established the first Philosophy school‚ the Academy Wrote dozens of treatises using Socrates dialogue and many of them were actual conversations and others fiction. It’s hard to distinguish his from Socrates since the later wrote nothing. Plato most famous treatise “the Republic”. It asks two questions: “What is the meaning of justice?”‚ “What is the nature of a just society?” To answer these two questions he came
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