For an object with approximate reflection symmetry, a reflection in some mirror plane corresponds to a combination of: a translation if the mirror is parallel to the symmetry plane of the object, and otherwise a rotation about the line of intersection of the two planes by an angle which is twice the angle between the two planes a reflection in the approximate symmetry plane of the object (due to t ...

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Mirror, Mirror - Effect, Mirror - Image in a mirror, Mirror - Composition, Mirror - Applications, Mirror - Viewing one's own body, Mirror - Instruments, Mirror - Safety and easier viewing, Mirror - One-way mirror, Mirror - Decoration, Mirror - Signaling, Mirror - Entertainment, Mirror - Mirrors in literature

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Mirror, Mirror - Effect, Mirror - Image in a mirror, Mirror - Composition, Mirror - Applications, Mirror - Viewing one's own body, Mirror - Instruments, Mirror - Safety and easier viewing, Mirror - One-way mirror, Mirror - Decoration, Mirror - Signaling, Mirror - Entertainment, Mirror - Mirrors in literature

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Early mirrors were usually a sheet of polished metal, often silver or copper, for example the Aranmula kannadi. Most modern mirrors consist of a thin layer of aluminium deposited on a sheet of glass. They are back silvered, where the reflecting surface is viewed through the glass sheet; this makes the mirror durable, but lowers the image quality of the mirror due to extraneous reflections from the front surface of the glass. This type of mirror reflects about 80% of the incident light. The "back side" of the mirror is often painted black to com ...

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Mirror, Mirror - Effect, Mirror - Image in a mirror, Mirror - Composition, Mirror - Applications, Mirror - Viewing one's own body, Mirror - Instruments, Mirror - Safety and easier viewing, Mirror - One-way mirror, Mirror - Decoration, Mirror - Signaling, Mirror - Entertainment, Mirror - Mirrors in literature

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A mirror is a surface with good specular reflection that is smooth enough to form an image. The best known example is the plane mirror. The most common use is in the home for personal grooming but mirrors are also used in scientific apparatus such as telescopes and lasers, and in industrial machinery. Mirror - Effect. In a plane mirror, a parallel beam of light changes its direction as a whole, whilst still remaining parallel; the images formed by a plane mirror are virtual images, of the same size a ...

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• Mirror - Effect
• Mirror - Image in a mirror
• Mirror - Composition
• Mirror - Applications
• Mirror - Viewing one's own body
• Mirror - Instruments
• Mirror - Safety and easier viewing
• Mirror - One-way mirror
• Mirror - Decoration
• Mirror - Signaling
• Mirror - Entertainment
• Mirror - Mirrors in literature

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In a house in the United States, a bathroom is a room containing a toilet, sink, bathtub, and shower. A bathroom also typically has cabinets, a mirror and a light fixture for the lighting. Bathrooms usually have linoleum or tile floors rather than carpet. Bathrooms also usually have a linen closet and might have racks to hang towels on. Bathroom American - Usage of the bathroom. The bathroom's main purpose is a place to excrete. Other typical uses of the bathroom include taking a shower, brushing te ...

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• Bathroom American - Usage of the bathroom
• Bathroom American - Cleanliness of the bathroom
• Bathroom American - Decoration in the bathroom

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FAQs on Feng Shui

Here are some FAQs or frequently asked questions regarding feng shui.

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The Amber Room (German Bernsteinzimmer, Russian Янтарная комната) in the Catherine Palace of Tsarskoe Selo near Saint Petersburg is a complete chamber decoration of amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors. Due to its singular beauty, it was sometimes dubbed "The Eighth Wonder of the World." It was created in the begining of 18th century in Prussia. Soon after its creation, it was given by the Prussian king, Friedrich Wilhelm I, to his then ...

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• Amber Room - Creation
• Amber Room - Looted by Nazis
• Amber Room - Disappearance and mystery
• Amber Room - Destruction theory
• Amber Room - Reconstruction
• Amber Room - Fiction
• Amber Room - Notes

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In a culture that invented paper back in the 1st century AD (Cai Lun, during the Han Dynasty), Chinese paper arts have existed for thousands of years, spanning from painted or pattern cut paper fans, lanterns, to decorative designs and structures accomplished by folding and/or cutting. Chinese paper art - Paper cutting art. Chinese papercutting is a unique artform, since paper was invented in China and has existed there for thousands of years. Common designs are animals, flowers and figures cut with ...

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An anamorphism is a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner. Leonardo's Eye Leonardo da Vinci, ca 1485 is the earliest known example of an anamorphosis. In other anamorphisms, a anamorphoscope (a conical or cylindrical mirror) is placed on the drawing or painting to transform a flat distorted image into a three dimensional picture that can be viewed from many angles. Anamorphoscopes were invented in China and brought to Italy in the 16th century, about the time Renaissance artists like Leonardo daVinci were ...

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Apotropaic magic is a ritual observance that is intended to turn away evil. It can be as elaborate as the use of magical ceremonies or spells, or a simple as the vaguely superstitious carrying or wearing of a "good luck" token or "charm" (perhaps on a charm bracelet), crossing one's fingers or knocking on wood. Apotropaic is an adjective that means "intended to ward off evil" or "averting or combating evil" and commonly refers to objects such as amulets and talismans or other symbols. The word is of Greek origin and literally m ...

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• Apotropaic magic - Good luck tokens and charms

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A caryatid is a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element such as a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on its head. Some of the earliest known examples were found in the treasuries of Delphi, dating to about the 6th century BC, but their origins can be traced back even further to ritual basins, ivory mirror handles from Phoenicia, and draped figures from archaic Greece. The best-known and most-copied examples are those of the six figures of the Caryatid Porch ...

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The Villa d'Este is a masterpiece of Italian architecture and garden design. The chief painter of the ambitious internal decoration was Livio Agresti from Forlì. Situated at Tivoli near Rome, it is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. The Villa d'Este was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este, who had been appointed Governor of Tivoli by Pope Julius III. From 1550 until his death in 1572, he created a palace surrounded by a fabulous terra ...

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Agra Fort is located in Agra, India. The fort is also known as Lal Qila, Fort Rouge and Red Fort of Agra. It is about 2.5 km northwest of its much more famous sister monument, the Taj Mahal. The fort can be more accurately described as a walled palatial city. Agra Fort - History. By most estimates, the fort was taken over from the Lodis by the Moghuls in the late 16th century, by Akbar the Great. During his reign, he shifted the government of his empire from Delhi to Agra. Because of th ...

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• Agra Fort - Layout
• Agra Fort - Notable Sites and Structures Within Agra Fort
• Agra Fort - Other Notable Facts
• Agra Fort - Sources

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Andal, pronounced 'aanDaaL' is one of the twelve Alvars of Vaishnavism, and is the second most important of them. Her spiritual significance to Hinduism, however, is second to none. Her name is often transliterated as "Antal." Andal - Monumental example of pure love. To Andal, the divine gift to Periaazhvaar in the form of a daughter is attributed the Tiruppaavai, the most beautiful string of 30 verses giving expression to the purest love of God -- equivalent to the love of the cowherdesses (Gopis) of Brind ...

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• Andal - Miraculous birth
• Andal - I am going to be his wife
• Andal - ChooDik-koDutha Naachiyaar
• Andal - Beatitude
• Andal - Tiruppaavai
• Andal - Avatar of Goddess Earth
• Andal - Sources

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In Aztec mythology, Huitzilopochtli, also spelled Uitzilopochtli ("Hummingbird of the South", "He of the South", "Hummingbird on the Left (South)", or "Left-Handed Humming Bird" – huitzil is the Nahuatl word for hummingbird), was a god of war and a sun god and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was also the national god of the Aztecs. As well as being a god of war and a sun god, he was also a god of death, ...

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• Huitzilopochtli - Genealogy
• Huitzilopochtli - History and myth
• Huitzilopochtli - Art
• Huitzilopochtli - Calendar

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Bhuj is a town in Gujarat, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kutch district. The epicenter of 2001 Gujarat Earthquake was near Bhuj. This earthquake, measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale, reduced Bhuj to rubble. The historic city of Bhuj derives its name from the Bhujiyo Dungar, a hill, overlooking the present day Bhuj town. Bhuj is a typical example of a desert town located between two geographical features- Bhujiyo Dungar on the east and Hamirsar Lake on the west. Bhuj was the capital ...

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For this celebration, the participants wear new clothes and set a decorative, colorful table. The sides of the tablecloth are decorated with dry wild marjoram. The holy book Avesta, a mirror and Sormeh Dan (antimony cellar) are placed on the table together with rose water, sweets, flowers, vegetables and fruits, especially pomegranates and apples. A few silver coins and senjed seeds (fruit of the lotus tree) are placed in a dish of pleasant smelling wild marjoram water. Almonds and pistachio are also used. A burner is also part of the table setting for kondor (frankincense) and ...

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Mehregan, Mehregan - Roots, Mehregan - Mehr's influence, Mehregan - Ancient Rituals, Mehregan - Modern celebrating, Mehregan - External link

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They live in small hamlets of round, mud-brick huts painted on the outside with colourful geometric designs and decorated with detailed mirror inlays. The women are famous for their embroidery work, which incorporates Muslim designs, and are master wool and cotton weavers. The men are woodcarvers and leather workers. The Meghwal women are renowned for their exuberantly detailed costumes and jewellery. Married Meghwal women are often spotted wearing gold nose ring, earrings and neckpieces. They were given to the bride as a "bride wealt ...

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Meghwal, Meghwal - Lifestyle, Meghwal - Embroideries, Meghwal - Religious

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In art, Huitzilopochtli was represented as a hummingbird (or with just the feathers of such on his head and left leg), a black face, and holding a snake and a mirror. In the great temple his statue was decorated with cloths and feathers, gold and jewels, and was hidden behind a curtain to give it more reverence and veneration. According to legend, the statue was supposed to be destroyed by the soldier Gil González de Benavides, but it was rescued by a man called Tlatolatl. The statue appeared some years later, during an investigation ...

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Huitzilopochtli, Huitzilopochtli - Genealogy, Huitzilopochtli - History and myth, Huitzilopochtli - Art, Huitzilopochtli - Calendar

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This was used by the king for private audience and is one of the most spectacular rooms. Entry to this opulent hall is through an elegantly carved rosewood doorway inlaid with ivory that opens into a shrine to Ganesha. The central knave of the hall has ornately gilded columns, stained glass ceilings, decorative steel grills, and chandeliers with fine floral motifs, mirrored in the pietra dura mosaic flo ...

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Mysore Palace, Mysore Palace - History, Mysore Palace - Unique Rooms, Mysore Palace - Temples

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