The Bibliotheca Alexandrina has taken a great interest in the assorted fields of Arab heritage especially the ones related to the history of science, being one of its main thematic focuses. Thus, the treatise of the Savant Ibn al-Haytham entitled al-Athar al-Zāhir alā Wajh al-Qamar- ‘The Trace on the Moon’s Face’ was chosen to initiate the series of the multi-lingual publications.  The work in hand does not only introduce an authenticated text of heritage, but also presents authorized multi- lingual translations of it.

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2002.