answersLogoWhite

0

How are mirrors invented?

Updated: 9/19/2023
User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

Best Answer

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

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How are mirrors invented?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Where were mirrors invented?

they were invented in vienna.


Who invented mirrors?

The Romans.And it was also made by accident.


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).


Have windshield wipers for side mirrors been invented yet?

yes it has its been developed 5 years ago