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  2. Hockney–Falco thesis - Wikipedia

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    Hockney tested a technique with a small concave mirror projecting the view from a small open window onto a surface in a darkened room. He associated several of the limitations of the technique and the characteristics of the projected images with the look of many naturalistic paintings: strong lights and shadows, dark backgrounds, limited depth ...

  3. Curved mirror - Wikipedia

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    A concave mirror, or converging mirror, has a reflecting surface that is recessed inward (away from the incident light). Concave mirrors reflect light inward to one focal point. They are used to focus light. Unlike convex mirrors, concave mirrors show different image types depending on the distance between the object and the mirror.

  4. Focal length - Wikipedia

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    The lens is moved until a sharp image is formed on the screen. In this case ⁠ 1 / u ⁠ is negligible, and the focal length is then given by . Determining the focal length of a concave lens is somewhat more difficult. The focal length of such a lens is defined as the point at which the spreading beams of light meet when they are extended ...

  5. Reflecting telescope - Wikipedia

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    A convex secondary mirror is placed just to the side of the light entering the telescope, and positioned afocally so as to send parallel light on to the tertiary. The concave tertiary mirror is positioned exactly twice as far to the side of the entering beam as was the convex secondary, and its own radius of curvature distant from the secondary.

  6. Catoptrics - Wikipedia

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    His research in catoptrics (the study of optical systems using mirrors) centred on spherical and parabolic mirrors and spherical aberration. He made the observation that the ratio between the angle of incidence and refraction does not remain constant, and investigated the magnifying power of a lens.

  7. History of optics - Wikipedia

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    Specifically, the image appears to be as far behind the mirror as the object really is in front of the mirror. Like Hero, Claudius Ptolemy in his second-century Optics considered the visual rays as proceeding from the eye to the object seen, but, unlike Hero, considered that the visual rays were not discrete lines, but formed a continuous cone.

  8. The Evolution of the Side-View Mirror

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    Mirror Area: 29 in 3 Weight: 7.2 lb Features: Power adjustment, memory positioning, side-view camera, defrost (body-color cap sold separately) Cost: $1613. You Might Also Like.

  9. Catadioptric system - Wikipedia

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    The two surfaces of the reflector have different radii to correct the aberration of the spherical mirror. Light passes through the glass twice, making the overall system act like a triplet lens. [3] Mangin mirrors were used in searchlights, where they produced a nearly true parallel beam.