User talk:Aethralis
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[edit] Book picture
Truely marvellous picture for Book design. Thanks! -Quiddity 19:17, 22 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Ibn al-Haitham
Thanks for the reference re: Roger Bacon's citing of Ibn al-Haitham. It would be nice to know where Bacon got the Latin translation of Kitab al-Manazir from. Many sources cite Witelo's Perspectiva, but I'm not sure the dates are correct/possible. It appears an anonymous scholar translated Kitab al-Manazir before Witelo, but so far, I've not been able to dig out the proper chronology or relationships between the texts with the resources at my disposal. WLD 15:53, 10 October 2006 (UTC)
- The same source (Lindberg, Roger Bacon and the Origins of Perspectiva. p. xxxiii) gives, that Alhacens treatise was translated by "an anonymous translator" in the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th c. Again the same gives (xcv) that 1268. Bacon dispatched his Perspectiva and Witelo used Bacons writings. This is evident from the example of the rainbow which closely resembles that of Bacon. Also Witelos prefatory letter reveals baconian influence. Before Bacon Robert Grosseteste (ca 1168-1253) was not familiar with Alhacens works, Albert the Great (ca 1200-1280) was, but didn’t like the mathematization of vision. At the moment I dont't have the "Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception", I will check if there is anything more specific about the origin of the latin translation. --Aethralis 06:43, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. It looks like some articles in Wikipedia need updating, as they say Witelo influenced Bacon, rather than the other way round. WLD 08:46, 11 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bede Image
Thanks for adding the more contemporary image to Bede but, unfortunately, it's not authentic. I've restored the ugly, but "authentic", image from the Nuremburg Chronicle. See Talk:Bede --SteveMcCluskey 02:46, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
- Thanks for that link. My mistake. → Aethralis 09:35, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
