Early Beginnings of Optics The study of optics is deeply embedded in the history of ancient civilizations, where early philosophers and scientists sought to understand the mysteries of light and vision. One of the foundational figures in this exploration was Euclid, an ancient Greek mathematician. Around 300 BCE, Euclid penned his work Optics, which presented geometric theories of vision that would influence future generations. Euclid proposed that vision was a direct result of straight lines, or rays, extending from the…