Space exploration began with the launch of Sputnik and Astrophysics was born as the application of physics to the phenomena observed by Astronomy, which etymologically means laws of the stars.
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| Alhazen C. 965-1039 Ce |
An Arabic scientist. Alhazen did fundamental work in optics, building on Aristotle’s Meteorologia. Alhazen dissected the eyes of cattle to reveal their optical structures, made simple lenses, projected images with a camera oscura, and studied the way white light broke down into different colors when refracted.
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