Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair With Reflection

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| author = Mark Pendergrast

| isbn = 0-465-05470-6

| pub_date = 2003

| pages = 404

| language = English

| country = United States

| genre = Non-fiction

| publisher = Basic Books

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Mirror Mirror: A History of the Human Love Affair With Reflection is a 2003 nonfiction book written by American investigative journalist Mark Pendergrast. It was widely reviewed.Schillinger, Liesl, 08-10-2003, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E5D7143EF933A2575BC0A9659C8B63 Lens Crafters], "The New York Times"Smith, PD, 03-28-2004. [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/mar/27/highereducation.news2 On reflection ...], "The Guardian"

Synopsis

Pendergrast attempts to cover the history of mirrors and other reflective, refractive, or transparent materials and objects. He begins in antiquity, citing references as old as 6200 to 4500 BCE. He continues the thread to today, including space investigations, X-rays and kaleidoscopes.

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