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No one in particular invented the mirror. Reflection is a property of light, so as long as there has been light, there have been surfaces off of which it reflects. The first mirrors were likely pools of water, or pieces of volcanic rock known as obsidian.
The most modern version of the mirror that we currently use is usually credited to scientist Justus von Liebig. He applied silver to glass with a reduction of silver nitrate.
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∙ 15y agoThe history of mirrors dates back to ancient times when mankind first saw reflections in a pond or river and considered it magic. Polished stone or metal was used in the first early man-made mirrors. Later glass was used in combination with metals like tin, Mercury, and lead to create mirrors. Today, combining glass and metal is still the design used in almost all modern mirrors. Mirrors made by coating flat glass with silver or gold foil dates from Roman times and the inventor is unknown.
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∙ 14y agoThe Romans.And it was also made by accident.
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Different kinds of mirrors?
the different kinds of mirrors were the plane mirrors, curve mirrors or concave and convex mirror.
Who invented concave and convex mirrors?
Ancient Alexandrians when the city was part of the East Roman empire. Hope this helps I got it out of my Latin textbook XD
Examples of convex mirror?
The security mirrors.
What are the kind of mirrors?
there are three kinds of mirror 1) concave 2) convex 3) plane
Which type of mirrors are used in street lights?
Convex mirrors
Where were mirrors invented?
they were invented in vienna.
Who invented mirrors?
The Romans.And it was also made by accident.
How are mirrors invented?
Mirrors are created by melting sand and forging it into the shape of a rectange, or circle, or whatever shape the mirror is supposed to be
When were deformed mirrors invented?
Parabolic mirrors were described and studied in classical antiquity by the mathematician Diocles in his work On Burning Mirrors. Ptolemy conducted a number of experiments with curved polished iron mirrors, and discussed plane, convex spherical, and concave spherical mirrors in his Optics.
What did Archimedes do with mirrors?
Archimedes invented a device to set fire to ships. This used mirrors to focus the rays of the sun on the ships which were attacking the city.
What inspired reflecting road lights to be invented?
car door reflecting mirrors
Were there mirrors in the Tudor times?
Glass mirrors were invented in the 16 century, and King Henry Tudor (Henry VIII) died in 1547 - thus mirrors were probably around in his reign, and certainly those of his Tudor descendants. A link to the history of mirrors is provided below.
Who was an English scientist and mathematician who invented the telescope which is used mirrors instead of lenses?
Isaac Newton
How was mirror invented?
People have made mirrors out of polished stones, metal and crystal. A glass hand-mirror was an ancient Roman fashion accessory. According to the Roman historian Pliny, the first glass mirrors were invented about 400 BC in Sidon in the Middle East.
Who came up with oval mirrors?
I personally have no clue, but sources such as Google say a man named Louise Bourgeois invented many oval mirrors, and Marco Polo was believed to have invented the first oval mirror out of China. Sorry to say, but there's a lot of people who could've invented the oval mirror. Hope I helped!
When was the mirror invented?
Forms of mirrors are about as old as mankind. People looked at their reflection in water to begin with, and then started polishing black rocks and later, pieces of metal in order to use them as mirrors.
When was the refraction of light invented?
If was never invented. It was discovered. Newton did the formal work, but parts were known many thousands of years earlier (the Babylonians had mirrors and magnifying glasses).
