“The celebration of international year of light- 2015 declared by UNO along with the 1000th anniversary of Kithabul Manazir – the book of optics”
One- day national seminar on
IBNUAL – HAYTHAM AND HIS WORLD OF SCIENCE
on 18 th November 2015
at Seminar Hall, University of Calicut.
Jointly organized by:
THE DEPARTMENT OF ARABIC, UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT.
TREND, Kerala
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Announcement
The department of Arabic, university of Calicut and TREND, centre for career guidance & counseling, Islamic centre, Calicut are jointly organizing one day national seminar on “ Ibnul Haythem and his world of science” on 18th November 2015 as part of ‘international year of light – 2015’ declared by UNO with the 1000th anniversary of ‘Kithabul Manazir’ – the book of optics. A number of scientists, experts and research scholars in this field from all over India are expected to participate in the seminar.
Objective and importance
To highlight significance of kithabul manazir – the book of optics.
To discuss the contribution of arabs and muslims in the field of science
To discuss the works led to the theories on optics, light and light based technologies.
To bring the scientific woks of ibnul hythem to light.
To unveil experiment and methodology of Ibnul Hythem
Broad area
Other works of ibnul haytham like: The Light of the Moon, The Light of the Stars, The Rainbow and the Halo, Spherical Burning Mirrors, Parabolic Burning Mirrors, The Burning Sphere, The Shape of the Eclipse, The Formation of Shadows, Discourse on Light,etc.. and his works in the field of astronomy and mathematics.
Invitation
The organizing committee warmly welcomes you to this national seminar. Original research papers in the above themes are invited for presentation.
Venue and location
The seminar will be held at the EMS seminar complex, university of Calicut. Calicut University is situated 22 km away from Calicut on NH 17. The nearest (12 km) railway stations are Parapanagadi (South West ) and Ferok ( North West ) on Chennai 1 Mangalore line. Calicut airport is at distance of 7 km from the university.
Programme
The programme consists of dialogs, invited talks and power point presentations.
Important dates
Submission of abstracts : 21st October 2015
Registration : 26th October 2015
Intimation of acceptance : 26th October 2015
Submission of full paper : 5th November 2015
Preparation and submission of abstract and full paper
The paper should be typed is MS word in the following format. Paper size: A4, Margins: 2.5 Font: 14, Times new roman. Name and full address of author with email and phone number. The hard copy of full paper should be submitted at the day of seminar.the e-copy of abstract and full paper should be send to: lightseminar2015@gmail.com
Publication
The proceedings of the seminar will be published with isbn number so as to avail for reference.
About department
The Department was setup in 1974 to promote higher studies and research in Arabic language and literature in Kerala. To realize this objective, the department offers certificate, diploma, master and doctoral level programmes in Arabic. The effort of its faculty in teaching and research areas has been well recognised. On the research front, the Department faculty have completed two major research projects with financial assistance from the UGC and have guided 53 scholars earn their Ph.D degree.The Department has a research journal with issn number. Present head of the department is Dr. A B Moideen Kutti.
About TREND
TREND “Time to Revive Education No Delay”
TREND, centre for guidance and counseling, is the educational wing of skssf, formed in 2003. Trend is a mission of dedicated and active young workers which concentrates on higher education, career guidance and overall empowerment of community through creative and continuous interventions. Trend aims to revive the attitude of community towards education and to reconstruct the social reformation with a vision ‘struggle for a dream generation’. Major projects and programmes are: snappy kids intellectual scholarship, step – civil service project, trend mahallu empowerment programme, family management course, higher education programmes, info desk and counseling centre, career clubs, Chairman of trend is Sayid Munawarali Shihab Panakaad.
Correspondence
All correspondence should be addressed to
co- coordinator IYL 2015
department of Arabic, university of Calicut, Calicut university po,
kerala 673 635.
Mob: 9744041989
Email : lightseminar2015@gmail.com
International Year of light (IYL) 2015
On 20 December 2013, the UN General Assembly 68th Session proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015). Light plays a vital role in our daily lives and is an imperative cross-cutting discipline of science in the 21st century. It has revolutionized medicine, opened up international communication via the Internet, and continues to be central to linking cultural, economic and political aspects of the global society. Noting that 2015 coincides with the anniversaries of a series of important milestones in the history of the science of light, including the works on optics ‘kitabul manazir ‘ the book of optics by Ibn Al-Haytham in 1015.
Ibnul hythem
Ibn al-Haytham , known in the West as Alhazen, was born in the year 965 in Basra, and died in about 1040 in Cairo. He was one of the earliest Arab Muslim scientists and philosopher who is widely considered as one of the most influential scientists of all time. Referred to as the father of experimental physics and modern optics and scientific methodology, he made significant contributions to the principles of optics, astronomy, mathematics, meteorology, visual perception and the scientific method. He is regarded to be the first theoretical physicist and he has been the earliest to discover that a hypothesis has the necessity to be experimented through confirmable procedures or mathematical evidence, hence developing the scientific method 200 years before it was approved by Renaissance scientists. In medieval Europe, he was honoured as “Ptolemy the Second” or simply called “The Physicist”. Out of the 96 books he is recorded to have written; only 55 are known to have survived.
Kithabul manazir – the book of optics
The Book of Optics is a seven-volume treatise on optics composed by the medieval Arab scholar Ibn al-Haytham in 1015. The Book of Optics presented experimentally founded arguments against the widely held extramission theory of vision and in favor of intromission theory, as supported by thinkers such as Aristotle, the now accepted model that vision takes place by light entering the eye. Ibnul haytham’s work extensively affected the development of optics in Europe between 1260 and 1650. Kitab al-Manazir, is commonly translated into English as Book of Optics but more properly has the broader meaning Book of Vision.
Registration:
Registration fee and local hospitality will be free for all those who register in advance
For online registration please visit: www.trend.info/registration
Offline registration can be done on 18/ November/ 2015 09. AM.
Organizing committee:
Patrons: Dr. M K Abdul Kadar (Vice chancellor, university of Calicut)
Sayid Munavar Ali Shihab, Panakkad (Chairman, TREND)
Dr. Abdul Majeed T A (Registrar, university of Calicut)
Director: Dr. A B Moideen Kutty ( HoD, Department of Arabic)
Coordinator: Mr. Abdul Majeed T
MEMBERS
Sayid Muhamed Koya Jamalullaili
Muhammed Faizy Onampilly
S V Muahmmadali
Shahul Hameed Melmuri
V K Haroon Rasheed
Mr. Riyas Narikkuni
Muhamed Ismaeel Hudavi
Dr. Nam Abdul Kadar
Dr. Abdul Majeed E
Dr. Mm Musthafa
Dr. Shahin TH
Mr. Alyasah
Mr. Abdul Salamm
Mr. Salahudheen Np
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