what is the history of spherical mirrors in human civilization?
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A spherical mirror is a mirror which has the shape of a piece cut out of a spherical surface. There are two types of spherical mirrors: concave, and convex. These mirrors are also known as parabolic mirrors discovered in mid9th century Ibn al haytham and Ibn sahl.Earlier still or dark water collected in a vessel was considered or used as mirrors by ancient people. Then as days passed obsidian mirrors came in to existence followed by metal coated glass mirrors this led to discovery of metal coated spherical or parabolic mirrors.
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