Which mechanism allowed Alhacen to accurately describe image formation using camera obscura observations?

💡 Explanation

When light passes through a small hole, each point acts as a light ray selector because only light traveling along a straight line can pass through. Therefore, a focused albeit inverted image forms, rather than effects like diffraction, interference, or polarization requiring coherence, wave properties, or light filtering.

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