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mirror
mirror An optical element that reflects light. A mirror may be flat (a
plane mirror), which simply laterally inverts an image on reflection, or a concave or convex mirror, which forms an image. Mirrors in an optical path are always coated by
aluminizing their front surface, unlike domestic mirrors which are coated on their backs. Astronomical images usually have to be very sharp, so the surface shape of the mirror must be precise. In general, the shape of an astronomical mirror should alter the reflected wavefront of light by less than a quarter of a wavelength of light across its entire surface (the
Rayleigh criterion). See also
Segmented Mirror.
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Mirrors.
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 3/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...other side of the mirror." This is because for flat mirrors, the object...reflection in a convex mirror will look wider...Convex side-view mirrors on cars and trucks...convex automobile mirrors, you often see...objects in mirror are closer than...
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MIRRORS ADD RADIANCE TO A ROOM.(At Home)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/3/2004; 700+ words
; ...shape. Select a mirror large enough to provide...your needs. Larger mirrors reflect more light...room. * Create a mirror: To play up the...decorating appeal of mirrors, consider crafting...Weight and hanging: Mirrors are usually heavier...When hanging your mirror, make sure you do...
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Mirrors Can Add New Dimensions to Your Home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 7/30/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...are doing it with mirrors these days. You can put a mirror in your home that...receive by putting mirrors on the wall. Placing a mirror wall behind small...cabinetry skills to mirror frames. The esteem in which fine mirrors were held is indicated...
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Mirrors: reflecting culture throughout the ages.
Magazine article from: Odyssey; 12/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and glass to make mirrors. According to Mark...Pendergrast, author of Mirror, Mirror: A History...White and the Magic Mirror, a 1994 Walt Disney movie? Mirrors, Mirrors, Everywhere Yes, the notion of the magic mirror lives on, but we...
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Mirrors can serve as decoration, as well
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 3/3/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...beautiful. What makes a mirror? The earliest mirrors were precious objects...when incorporating mirrors into your home decor. They can cut mirror glass to the size...color, and fit with mirror glass. - Several small mirrors, joined together...
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Mirrors in home provide mirror of good taste
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 12/6/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...popular use of mirror was the vertical expanses of mirrors called pier mirrors...said girandole mirrors - branched light...attached to a mirror or mirrored sconce...North American Mirror Manufacturers recommend cleaning mirrors with a solution...
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Mirror, mirror on the wall
Newspaper article from: Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK); 2/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...thinking about using mirrors in different ways. For instance, mirror tiles could be fixed...an eye-catching mirror for instant brightness...OUTDOOR REFLECTIONS Mirrors needn't be confined...decorated indoor mirrors. A large mirror or a wall panelled...
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MIRRORS LEND LIGHT AND LUSTER.(LIVING)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 8/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...suggests that faceted mirrors or mirror strips placed adjacent...then bounce off the mirror, sending light in...interesting look.' How do mirrors break? Sad stories...towels for cleaning mirrors with Windex or similar...towel, never the mirror and frame. Some...
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Mirrors.(suggestions for teachers in study of)
Magazine article from: Science Weekly; 2/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...Tools People have used mirrors for thousands of years. The first mirror was probably a pool...their work. Background Mirror Physics When we talk about mirrors, we need to talk about...by reading them in a mirror. Mirrors and Their Uses You...
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall; There's no end to interior decorators' reflective imagination
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 3/21/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...block), install a mirror in the window frame...designers suggested using mirrors as a backsplash in...practical use for mirrors is a variation on the full- length mirror hanging inside the...turning around. Mirrors can also enhance cabinet displays. The mirror is placed at the...
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mirror
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...glass is called the mirror line. Highly polished...materials serve also as mirrors; fused quartz...intersect behind the mirror). Convex and Concave Mirrors Convex and concave...metal trench hand mirror of World War I...manufacture of mirrors of this type...
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Mirrors
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Mirrors A mirror is any device that has...today called the modern mirror. By the beginning of the eighteenth century, mirrors were mass produced in...first known metal hand mirrors. The so-called true mirror, which reflects a person...
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mirrors
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Body
...show no reflection in a mirror. The reverse of this...death in the house, mirrors could hold the souls...reflection than previous mirrors. By the seventeenth...Murano were exporting mirror glass throughout Europe...subcontinent. The rage for mirrors reached an apogee in...
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Mirror Sites
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
MIRROR SITES For companies that rely on the Internet...connections and crashes can spell disaster. Mirror sites are cloned or alternate versions of...that receive heavy traffic often create mirror sites to resolve potential problems caused...
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Mirror
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...the images these mirrors reflected were...a fun-house mirror today. Modern...good bathroom mirror will probably...distortions. Scientific mirrors are designed with...see through the mirror. This is how one-way mirrors are made. Non...
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