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The Magic World of Mirrors

In: To Infinity and Beyond

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  • Eli Maor

    (Oakland University, Department of Mathematical Sciences)

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Everyone has, at one time or another, been fascinated by mirrors. Even animals. I remember once watching a cat staring with puzzlement at a mirror, no doubt wondering who that other fellow cat behind the shiny surface was. The laws of optics play here a subtle trick: a ray of light falling on a mirror is reflected at exactly the same angle at which it hit the mirror1, creating the illusion that a hidden object appears from behind the mirror (Fig. 19.1).

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  • Eli Maor, 1987. "The Magic World of Mirrors," Springer Books, in: To Infinity and Beyond, chapter 19, pages 149-154, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-1-4612-5394-5_19
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5394-5_19
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