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2. Curved mirror - Wikipedia

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   A curved mirror is a mirror with a curved reflecting surface. The surface may be either convex (bulging outward) or concave (recessed inward). Most curved mirrors have surfaces that are shaped like part of a sphere, but other shapes are sometimes used in optical devices. The most common non-spherical type are parabolic reflectors, found in ...

3. Rear-projection television - Wikipedia

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   Rear-projection television. Mid-2000s RPTV with HDTV tuner and YPbPr input as well as DVI (digital) video inputs. Rear-projection television (RPTV) is a type of large-screen television display technology. Until approximately 2006, most of the relatively affordable consumer large screen TVs up to 100 in (250 cm) used rear-projection technology.

4. Side-view mirror - Wikipedia

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   Large side mirror from a Honda Ridgeline with vortex generators to reduce wind noise. A side-view mirror (or side mirror), also known as a door mirror and often (in the UK) called a wing mirror, is a mirror placed on the exterior of motor vehicles for the purposes of helping the driver see areas behind and to the sides of the vehicle, outside ...

5. Rear-view mirror - Wikipedia

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   A rear-view mirror (or rearview mirror) is a, usually flat, mirror in automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see rearward through the vehicle's rear window (rear windshield). In cars, the rear-view mirror is usually affixed to the top of the windshield on a double- swivel mount allowing it to be adjusted to suit the ...

6. Cassegrain reflector - Wikipedia

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   The Cassegrain reflector is named after a published reflecting telescope design that appeared in the April 25, 1672 Journal des sçavans which has been attributed to Laurent Cassegrain. [3] Similar designs using convex secondary mirrors have been found in the Bonaventura Cavalieri 's 1632 writings describing burning mirrors [4][5] and Marin ...

7. Reflecting telescope - Wikipedia

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   24-inch convertible Newtonian/Cassegrain reflecting telescope on display at the Franklin Institute. A reflecting telescope (also called a reflector) is a telescope that uses a single or a combination of curved mirrors that reflect light and form an image. The reflecting telescope was invented in the 17th century by Isaac Newton as an ...