Which mechanism explains how Alhazen's 'camera obscura' created inverted images?

💡 Explanation

When light passes through a pinhole, the pinhole restricts each point in the scene to only send a single ray through the hole, and the rays from the top and bottom swap places. Therefore the image is inverted, rather than by diffraction interference or refraction, which operates via different wave interference principles.

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