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2. Curved mirror - Wikipedia

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   Round convex mirrors called Oeil de Sorcière (French for "sorcerer's eye") were a popular luxury item from the 15th century onwards, shown in many depictions of interiors from that time. [3] With 15th century technology, it was easier to make a regular curved mirror (from blown glass) than a perfectly flat one.

3. Curved mirrors - Wikipedia

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   Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Curved mirrors

4. Non-reversing mirror - Wikipedia

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   The thousands of tiny mirrors are angled to create a surface that curves and bends in different directions. The curves direct rays from an object across the mirror's face before sending them back to the viewer, flipping the conventional mirror image. [1] A patent for a non-reversing mirror was issued to John Joseph Hooker in 1887. [2]

5. Mirror - Wikipedia

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   A mirror reflecting the image of a vase A first-surface mirror coated with aluminium and enhanced with dielectric coatings. The angle of the incident light (represented by both the light in the mirror and the shadow behind it) exactly matches the angle of reflection (the reflected light shining on the table). 4.5-metre (15 ft)-tall acoustic mirror near Kilnsea Grange, East Yorkshire, UK, from ...

6. Optical coating - Wikipedia

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   The metal used determines the reflection characteristics of the mirror; aluminium is the cheapest and most common coating, and yields a reflectivity of around 88%-92% over the visible spectrum. More expensive is silver , which has a reflectivity of 95%-99% even into the far infrared , but suffers from decreasing reflectivity (<90%) in the blue ...

7. Aranmula Kannadi - Wikipedia

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   The mirrors are considered one of the eight auspicious items or "ashtamangalyam" used in the entry of a bride at a wedding venue. [4] [1] Chief minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan presented an Aranmula mirror to King Hamad of Bahrain during a visit there in 2017. The British Museum in London has an Aranmula mirror 45 centimeters tall in its ...