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Mirrors (676)
A reflecting surface, set into a design for use in viewing oneself or as an ornament.
Interesting Information of Mirrors
The first mirrors used by people were most likely pools of dark, still water, or water collected in a primitive vessel of some sort.
The earliest manufactured mirrors were pieces of polished stone such as obsidian, a naturally occurring volcanic glass.
Mirrors of polished copper were crafted in Mesopotamia from 4000 BC, and in ancient Egypt from around 3000 BC.
In China, bronze mirrors were manufactured from around 2000 BC.
Some time during the early Renaissance, European manufacturers perfected a superior method of coating glass with a tin-mercury amalgam.
The invention of the silvered-glass mirror is credited to German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1835. His process involved the deposition of a thin layer of metallic silver onto glass through the chemical reduction of silver nitrate.
Other Languages
French: miroir
Italian: specchio
Japanese: 鏡
Chinese (Traditional): 鏡子
German:der Spiegel
Russian:зеркало
