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Which optical effect was exploited in Alhazen's Camera Obscura to observe solar eclipses safely?

A)Diffraction from small circular apertures
B)Refraction through a single convex lens
C)Pin-hole projection onto a darkened surface
D)Polarization reduction of ambient light

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When light passes through a small hole, pinhole projection occurs because light rays from different parts of the scene converge and invert on the opposite surface, creating a focused image without lenses. Therefore, pinhole projection resulted facilitating eclipse observation, rather than diffraction, refraction, or polarization which involve different optical elements.

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