Mirror Mirror: a history of the human love affair with reflection

Mirror Mirror: A history of the human love affair with reflection is a 2003 nonfiction book written by American

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 investigative journalist Mark Pendergrast

Mark Pendergrast

Mark Pendergrast is an American independent scholar and author of five books.-Biography:Pendergrast was born in 1948 to Nan and Britt Pendergrast, the fourth of seven children. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Harvard College,...

. It was widely reviewed.

ISBN: 0-465-05470-6 (404 pages)

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.