432:
438:
357:
Sabra also produced an Arabic edition of books IV-V: The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham. IV-V: On
Reflection and Images Seen by Reflection. Two volumes: I: Text, Introductions, Concordance Tables; II: Apparatus, Diagrams, Appendices, Analytical Index, Plates. 760pp. Kuwait: The National Council for
511:
477:
521:
536:
526:
257:
In his article on "The
Appropriation and Subsequent Naturalization of Greek Science in Medieval Islam", he argued, against the theories of
246:, where he received a PhD in 1955 for a thesis on optics in the 17th century. He taught at the University of Alexandria 1955–62, at the
281:
1954. "A Note on a
Suggested Modification of Newton's Corpuscular Theory of Light to Reconcile it with Foucault's Experiment of 1850."
470:
348:
202:
261:, that Islamic cultures did not passively receive and preserve ancient Greek science, but actively "appropriated" and modified it.
382:
295:
1984. "The
Andalusian Revolt Against Ptolemaic Astronomy: Averroes and al-Bitrûjî." pp. 233–53 in Everett Mendelsohn, ed.
541:
531:
506:
501:
463:
269:
117:
210:
231:
71:
235:
112:
516:
496:
243:
265:
140:
416:
213:. He died December 18, 2013. Sabra provided English translation and commentary for Books I-III of
251:
158:
344:
247:
206:
447:
302:
1987. "The
Appropriation and Subsequent Naturalization of Greek Science in Medieval Islam."
181:
223:
214:
490:
386:
258:
297:
Transformation and
Tradition in the Sciences: Essays in honor of I. Bernard Cohen.
239:
186:
130:
437:
431:
411:
292:, (Oldbourne), (reprint Cambridge University Press, 1981), 363 pages.
165:
98:
53:
341:
The Optics of Ibn al-Haytham. Books I–II–III: On Direct Vision
321:
Chicago: University of
Chicago Press, 2000, pp. 215–31).
317:, 87, pp. 654–670 (reprinted in Michael H. Shank, ed.,
446:
This biographical article about an
Egyptian historian is a
319:
The
Scientific Enterprise in Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
268:
for lifetime achievement in the history of science by the
451:
343:. London: The Warburg Institute, University of London.
180:
164:
154:
136:
126:
105:
94:
86:
78:
60:
35:
21:
512:Harvard University Department of History faculty
230:Sabra received his undergraduate degree at the
471:
283:British Journal for the Philosophy of Science
8:
171:Theories Of Light from Descartes To Newton
478:
464:
309:1996. "Situating Arabic Science: Locality
290:Theories of Light from Descartes to Newton
227:), written in Arabic in the 11th century.
18:
331:
383:"The Society: The George Sarton Medal"
299:Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
7:
427:
425:
254:from 1972 until he retired in 1996.
201:(1924-2013) was a professor of the
522:Alumni of the University of London
450:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
412:A. I. Sabra's biography at Harvard
14:
537:African academic biography stubs
436:
430:
358:Culture, Arts and Letters, 2002.
1:
29:
16:Egyptian historian of science
264:In 2005 he was awarded the
558:
527:Arabic–English translators
424:
270:History of Science Society
118:London School of Economics
101:, United States of America
211:science in medieval Islam
192:
147:
28:
232:University of Alexandria
199:Abdelhamid Ibrahim Sabra
72:Lexington, Massachusetts
40:Abdelhamid Ibrahim Sabra
30:عبد الحميد إبراهيم صبرة
542:Egyptian history stubs
532:Egyptian writer stubs
507:Egyptian orientalists
502:Historians of science
389:on September 22, 2010
339:Sabra, A. I. (1989).
236:philosophy of science
113:Alexandria University
306:25, pp. 223–43.
244:University of London
205:specializing in the
372:25, pp. 223–43
285:5, pp. 149–51.
276:Select publications
141:George Sarton Medal
370:History of Science
304:History of Science
252:Harvard University
234:. He then studied
203:history of science
159:History of science
459:
458:
248:Warburg Institute
207:history of optics
196:
195:
149:Scientific career
64:December 18, 2013
549:
480:
473:
466:
442:
441:
440:
434:
426:
399:
398:
396:
394:
385:. Archived from
379:
373:
367:
361:
354:
336:
250:1962–72, and at
219:Kitab al-Manazir
182:Doctoral advisor
176:
87:Other names
67:
49:
47:
19:
557:
556:
552:
551:
550:
548:
547:
546:
487:
486:
485:
484:
435:
429:
422:
408:
403:
402:
392:
390:
381:
380:
376:
368:
364:
351:
338:
337:
333:
328:
278:
174:
122:
106:Alma mater
74:
69:
65:
56:
51:
45:
43:
42:
41:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
555:
553:
545:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
489:
488:
483:
482:
475:
468:
460:
457:
456:
443:
420:
419:
414:
407:
406:External links
404:
401:
400:
374:
362:
360:
359:
349:
330:
329:
327:
324:
323:
322:
307:
300:
293:
286:
277:
274:
224:Book of Optics
217:'s seven book
215:Ibn al-Haytham
194:
193:
190:
189:
184:
178:
177:
168:
162:
161:
156:
152:
151:
145:
144:
138:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
121:
120:
115:
109:
107:
103:
102:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
70:
68:(aged 89)
62:
58:
57:
52:
39:
37:
33:
32:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
554:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
494:
492:
481:
476:
474:
469:
467:
462:
461:
455:
453:
449:
444:
439:
433:
428:
423:
418:
415:
413:
410:
409:
405:
388:
384:
378:
375:
371:
366:
363:
356:
355:
352:
350:0-85481-072-2
346:
342:
335:
332:
325:
320:
316:
312:
308:
305:
301:
298:
294:
291:
287:
284:
280:
279:
275:
273:
271:
267:
262:
260:
255:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
228:
226:
225:
220:
216:
212:
208:
204:
200:
191:
188:
185:
183:
179:
172:
169:
167:
163:
160:
157:
153:
150:
146:
142:
139:
135:
132:
129:
125:
119:
116:
114:
111:
110:
108:
104:
100:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
63:
59:
55:
38:
34:
27:
20:
452:expanding it
445:
421:
391:. Retrieved
387:the original
377:
369:
365:
340:
334:
318:
314:
310:
303:
296:
289:
282:
266:Sarton Medal
263:
259:Pierre Duhem
256:
229:
222:
218:
198:
197:
170:
148:
66:(2013-12-18)
50:July 8, 1924
517:1924 births
497:2013 deaths
393:January 29,
240:Karl Popper
187:Karl Popper
95:Citizenship
79:Nationality
23:A. I. Sabra
491:Categories
326:References
313:Essence,"
131:Adam Sabra
46:1924-07-08
417:Obituary
127:Children
82:Egyptian
242:at the
347:
311:versus
175:(1955)
173:
166:Thesis
155:Fields
143:(2005)
137:Awards
288:1967
238:with
99:Egypt
90:Bashi
54:Tanta
448:stub
395:2011
345:ISBN
315:Isis
209:and
61:Died
36:Born
493::
272:.
479:e
472:t
465:v
454:.
397:.
353:.
221:(
48:)
44:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.