Which phenomenon enabled Ibn al-Haytham to experimentally demonstrate that light travels in straight lines?

💡 Explanation

When light passes through a small hole, rays travel in straight lines creating an inverted image on the opposite wall via camera obscura because of rectilinear propagation. Therefore, image projection demonstrated straight lines, rather than aberration, refraction, or polarization that involve deviations from straight-line travel.

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