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TIL about Ibn al-Haytham, a 10th-century scientist who changed how we understand the science of vision. He once pretended to be insane to escape execution and used his house arrest to write import... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL about Ibn al-Haytham, a 10th-century scientist who changed how we understand the science of vision. He once pretended to be insane to escape execution and used his house arrest to write important works on optics.

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