Original: The Camera Obscura : Aristotle to Zahn When Ibn al-Haytham began experimenting with the camera obscura phenomenon , he stated ( in Latin translation ) , Et nos non inventimus ita , '' we did not invent this '' .
Simplified: Alhazen states ( in the Latin translation ) , and with respect to the camera obscura , '' Et nos non inventimus ita '' , we did not invent this .