Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]yep thx for the link,simon On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:14 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark op rabinergroup.com>wrote: > A few nights ago was researching the Imax format as I am lucky enough to > live by an Imax theater so I have that option and I really didn't know what > it was. Its more than a couple of things. > While doing so on the Wiki site I came upon some optical references. > One was this: > Book of Optics > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Optics > Written by Alhazen > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_al-Haytham > An Arab man. > > " Ibn al-Haytham has been called the "father of modern optics",[1] the > "pioneer of the modern scientific method,"[2] and the founder of > experimental physics,[3] and for these reasons he has been described as the > "first scientist."[4]" > > An amazing story. He did has best work while locked up pretending to be > crazy as he feared for his life as he was expected to control the tides of > the Nile. > Sounds better than Man of La Mancha to me. > > I was apparently out of school sick the day they taught this guy. > > ... The minute you think you know everything...! > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >