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Science 2 August 2002:
Vol. 297. no. 5582, p. 773
DOI: 10.1126/science.1074591
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Essays on Science and Society

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PORTRAITS OF SCIENCE:
A Polymath in the 10th Century

Roshdi Rashed*

In this Essay, Roshdi Rashed describes and illustrates the intense research activity in the mathematical sciences at the turn of the 10th century and indicates its impact on the history of science. Ibn al-Haytham's contributions in mathematics, physics, and astronomy are a representative example.

The author is at the Centre d'Histoire des Sciences et des Philosophies Arabes et Médiévales, UMR 7062--CNRS, 7 rue Guy Môquet, 94801 Villejuif cedex, France. E-mail: rashed{at}paris7.jussieu.fr

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)