Euclid's Optics
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Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Euclid's Optics canonical | 2 |
| Euclidean optics | 1 |
| Greek optics | 1 |
| Optics (Euclid) | 1 |
| Ptolemaic optics | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10023305 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euclid's Optics Context triple: [Optics (Ptolemy), influencedBy, Euclid's Optics]
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A.
Book of Optics
The Book of Optics is a foundational 11th-century scientific work that revolutionized the understanding of vision, light, and optics, laying key groundwork for the modern science of optics.
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B.
Commentary on Euclid's Elements
Commentary on Euclid's Elements is a late antique philosophical and mathematical treatise by Proclus that analyzes and interprets Euclid’s foundational geometry text while preserving valuable information about earlier Greek mathematics.
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C.
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision is a philosophical treatise by George Berkeley that explores how we perceive distance, size, and spatial properties through vision, arguing that such perceptions are learned rather than innate.
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D.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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E.
Euclides adauctus et methodicus
Euclides adauctus et methodicus is a 17th-century mathematical treatise by Guarino Guarini that expands and systematizes Euclidean geometry for advanced study and architectural application.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Euclid's Optics Target entity description: Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.
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A.
Book of Optics
The Book of Optics is a foundational 11th-century scientific work that revolutionized the understanding of vision, light, and optics, laying key groundwork for the modern science of optics.
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B.
Commentary on Euclid's Elements
Commentary on Euclid's Elements is a late antique philosophical and mathematical treatise by Proclus that analyzes and interprets Euclid’s foundational geometry text while preserving valuable information about earlier Greek mathematics.
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C.
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision
An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision is a philosophical treatise by George Berkeley that explores how we perceive distance, size, and spatial properties through vision, arguing that such perceptions are learned rather than innate.
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D.
Traité de la lumière
Traité de la lumière is a seminal 1690 scientific treatise that presents Christiaan Huygens’ wave theory of light, including the principle now known as Huygens’ principle.
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E.
Euclides adauctus et methodicus
Euclides adauctus et methodicus is a 17th-century mathematical treatise by Guarino Guarini that expands and systematizes Euclidean geometry for advanced study and architectural application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek treatise
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mathematical work ⓘ optical treatise ⓘ |
| approximateCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| assumes |
vision occurs along straight rays from the eye
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visual rays form a cone with the eye at the vertex ⓘ |
| author | Euclid ⓘ |
| concerns |
conditions for seeing objects
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how distance affects apparent size ⓘ how position affects apparent shape ⓘ |
| contains |
definitions
ⓘ
postulates ⓘ propositions ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of linear perspective in art
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foundations of geometrical optics ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
apparent position of objects
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apparent shape of objects ⓘ apparent size of objects ⓘ perspective foreshortening ⓘ visual angles ⓘ visual rays ⓘ |
| field |
geometry
ⓘ
optics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
geometric perspective
ⓘ
the geometry of vision ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| genre | scientific treatise ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Optica ⓘ |
| influenced |
Islamic Golden Age optics
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linked to:
Islamic optics
Renaissance perspective theory ⓘ medieval optical theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Euclidean geometry ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| originallyWrittenIn | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of works attributed to Euclid ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Arabic translations
ⓘ
Greek manuscript tradition ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Hero of Alexandria's Catoptrica
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Ptolemy's Optics ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
history of mathematics
ⓘ
history of science ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies in the history of optics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| traditionallyAttributedTo |
Euclid of Alexandria
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linked to:
Euclid
|
| usesMethod |
axiomatic method
ⓘ
geometric reasoning ⓘ |
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Subject: Euclid's Optics Description of subject: Euclid's Optics is an ancient Greek treatise that systematically analyzes visual perception and perspective using geometric principles, laying foundational ideas for later optical theory.
Referenced by (6)
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Optics
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