has both convex and concave reflective surfaces. A curvedmirror is a mirror with a curved reflective surface, which may be either convex bulging outward or concave bulging inward . Most curved mirrors ... telescope s that need to image distant objects, since spherical mirror systems suffer from spherical aberration . Convex mirrors Image Convex mirror1.svg right thumb A convex mirror diagram showing the focus, focal length , centre of curvature, principal axis, etc A convex mirror , fish eye mirror or diverging mirror , is a curvedmirror in which the reflective surface bulges toward ... curvedmirror from blown glass than a perfectly flat one. They were also known as bankers eyes ... 250px Mirror shape Most curved mirrors have a spherical profile. These are the simplest to make ...Image mirror.globe.arp.500pix.jpg thumb right Reflections in a spherical convex mirror. The photographer ... 2F are both imaginary points inside the mirror, which cannot be reached. As a result, images formed by these mirrors cannot be projected on a screen, since the image is inside the mirror. A Collimated ... mirror, since the surface normal normal to the surface differs with each spot on the mirror. Uses Image 2008 03 14 Convex mirror in Atlanta garage entrance.jpg thumb right Convex mirror lets motorists see around a corner. Image The Arnolfini Portrait, d tail 2 .jpg thumb 300px Detail of the convex mirror in the Arnolfini Portrait The passenger side mirror on a car is typically a convex mirror. In some countries, these are labeled with the safety warning Objects in mirror are closer than they appear , to warn the driver of the convex mirror s distorting effects on distance perception. Convex mirrors ... a wider field of view as they are curved outwards. These mirrors are often found in the hallway ... image in a Christmas bauble . The image on a convex mirror is always virtual ray optics rays haven t actually passed through the image, their extensions do, like in a regular mirror , diminished ... more details
The curved bow for string instruments enables string players to control the tension of the bow hairs in order to play one, two, three and four strings simultaneously and to change easily among these possibilities. The high arch of the bow allows full, sustained chords to be played and there is a lever mechanism that affects the tension and release of the bow hairs. The practice of polyphonic playing is documented by Alessandro Striggio 1540 92 , violinist Nicolaus Bruhns 1665 97 , and German violinist Johann Paul von Westhoff 1656 1705 , who also developed a unique notation for that. There exist also some polyphonic pieces for violin and viola by Niccol Paganini 1782 1840 , documented by Dr. Philippe Borer. ref Philippe Borer, The Twenty Four Caprices of Niccol Paganini, Zurich 1997 ref Ever since the publication in 1905 of Albert Schweitzer s book about Johann Sebastian Bach J. S. Bach , ref Albert Schweitzer, Johann Sebastian Bach XVII. Kammer und Orchesterwerke, Die Sonaten f r Solovioline, Seite 337 343, Breitkopf & H rtel, Wiesbaden 1954 ref the question of the curved bow has been widely debated. For Schweitzer, however, use of the curved bow was essential in performing Bach ... after his original study, Schweitzer still focused on his ideas about the curved bow. ref Albert ... 75 83, Zurich 1950 ref Certain musicologists D. Boyden, for example have questioned the use of the curved ... texts, on the other hand, clearly document use of the curved bow Rudolf Gaehler s book Der Rundbogen f r Violine ein Phantom? The Curved Bow for Violin a Phantom? , ref Rudolf Gaehler Der Rundbogen ..., German cellist Michael Bach cellist, composer, visual artist Michael Bach had invented a curved ... html mstislav rostropovich.htm ref He invited Michael Bach to present his curved bow on the occasion ... have written works for the curved bow which explore the new perspectives and potential of it. References ... music today, London 2003 Notes references DEFAULTSORT Curved Bow Category String instrument ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Notability music date January 2008 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name The Curved Glass Type Album Artist Hopewell band Hopewell Commented out because image was deleted Cover ThecurvedglassCD.jpg Released 2001 Genre Indie Rock Label Pri pus Producer Max Lichtenstein This album The Curved Glass br 2001 Next album Hopewell & The Birds of Appetite br 2005 The Curved Glass , an album by Hopewell band Hopewell , is a collection of spacey pop songs consisting of complex layers of instrumentation intermixed with bloops and bleeps. This makes sense, as the band shares members with Mercury Rev , among others. These are compositions of swirling sound collages from another planet. Each song has about eight or nine layers of music and sound effects filling your ears simultaneously. Occasional moments of Friends of Dean Martinez occur as well. The vocals are usually as affected as your standard Radiohead album, but without Thom Yorke s pained voice. The last sound heard on the record is a faint whooshing, like a recording from a distant rocket ship taking them back into orbit. The Curved Glass is catalog s 19 and 13713. Track listing The Angel Is My Watermark 4 02 In the Small Places 2 28 There Is Something 3 02 There Is Nothing 3 38 Christmas Now 4 45 Moonman 3 03 Safe as Milk 6 04 Lazy Day 4 57 Watermark Reprise 5 11 The Fish 4 11 DEFAULTSORT Curved Glass Category 2001 albums ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Curved Air image caption image size Only ... br Tony Reeves br Alex Richman br Andy Christie notable instruments Electric violin, EMS VCS 3 Curved ... http www.progarchives.com artist.asp?id 875 title Curved Air at publisher Progarchives.com date accessdate ... Tide band High Tide and East of Eden rock band East of Eden , Curved Air were one of the first ... . Allmusic class artist id p16777 biography pure url yes Allmusic Curved Air Biography. ref Curved ... cite web author url http www.chartstats.com artistinfo.php?id 2274 title Curved Air UK Charts publisher ... Sisyphus ref name WireNotes Brennan, Mark 1995 . Curved Air . In Midnight Wire CD booklet . Repertoire ... violin, and the two got to talking. ref Cite video people Curved Air title Masters from the Vaults Curved Air medium DVD publisher Intense Gmbh location date 2002 ref They discovered they had a lot in common ... much into Spirit band Spirit . One could cite them as a formative influence for Curved Air , Monkman ... Monkman accessdate 2009 09 30 description www.curvedair.com ref Much of the early Curved Air songs were ... s joining and Nick Simon s departure, the band changed their name to Curved Air, after the album A Rainbow in Curved Air by contemporary composer Terry Riley . ref name allmusic The name was suggested .... ref name francis The band s new sound immediately came together, and the five piece Curved Air ... alexgitlin cite web author Vernon Joynson date url http www.alexgitlin.com curvedair.htm title Curved ... s post Curved Air band, Wolf , which allowed them to achieve a better on stage sound mix than other ... 2011 . Curved Air Airconditioning . In Airconditioning CD booklet . London Blue Mountain Music. ref Curved Air publicist Tony Brainsby fanned the stirring hype, a bidding war for the band ensued, ref name Conditioning notes and in summer 1970 Curved Air signed with Warner Bros. , becoming the first ... Curved Air.html title Curved Air publisher The Encyclopedia of Popular Music accessdate 2011 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Curved space often refers to a spatial geometry which is not flat where a flat space is described by Euclidean geometry . Curved spaces can generally be described by Riemannian geometry though some simple cases can be described in other ways. Curved spaces play an essential role in General Relativity where gravity is often visualized as curved space. The Friedmann Lema tre Robertson Walker metric is a curved metric which forms the current foundation for the description of the expansion of space and Shape of the universe Global geometry shape of the universe . Simple two dimensional example A very familiar example of a curved space is the surface of a sphere. While to our familiar outlook the sphere looks three dimensional, if an object is constrained to lie on the surface, it only has two dimensions that it can move in. The surface of a sphere can be completely described by two dimensions. Embedding Image Pythagorean triangle.png thumb In a flat space, the sum of the squares of the side of a triangle is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. This relationship does not hold for curved spaces. One of the defining characteristics of a curved space is its departure with the Pythagorean theorem . In a curved space math dx 2 dy 2 neq dl 2 math . The Pythagorean relationship can often be restored by describing the space with an extra dimension. Suppose we have a non euclidean three dimensional space with coordinates math left x ,y ,z right math . Because it is not flat math dx 2 dy 2 dz 2 ne dl 2 , math . But if we now describe the three dimensional space with four dimensions math x,y,z,w math we can choose coordinates such that math dx 2 dy 2 dz 2 dw 2 dl 2 , math . Note that the coordinate math x math is not the same as the coordinate math x math . For the choice of the 4D coordinates to be valid descriptors of the original 3D space it must have ... CAT k space Non positive curvature DEFAULTSORT Curved Space Category Riemannian geometry Category Physical ... more details
MirrorMirror may refer to tocright Film Mirror, Mirror film Mirror, Mirror film , a 1990 horror film MirrorMirror film MirrorMirror film , a 2012 live action adaptation of Snow White Literature Mirror, mirror on the wall... , a famous phrase uttered by the wicked queen in Snow White Mirror, Mirror novel Mirror, Mirror novel , a 2003 novel by Gregory Maguire based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Mirror, Mirror Bell novel Mirror, Mirror Bell novel , a 1996 novel by Hillary Bell based on the 1995 TV show of the same name MirrorMirror a history of the human love affair with reflection , a 2003 nonfiction book Music Albums MirrorMirror 10cc album MirrorMirror 10cc album 1995 , the 11th and last album by British pop band 10cc MirrorMirror Ghinzu album MirrorMirror Ghinzu album , the third album by the Belgian rock band MirrorMirror Dardanelles album MirrorMirror Dardanelles album 2007 , their debut album MirrorMirror Kelly Price album MirrorMirror Kelly Price album , the second album by the R&B singer songwriter Mirror, Mirror Soundtrack Mirror, Mirror Soundtrack 1990 , soundtrack for the film Mirror, MirrorMirrorMirror EP MirrorMirror EP , by Twiztid Songs MirrorMirror Blind Guardian song MirrorMirror Blind Guardian song , a 1998 single by the German power metal band Blind Guardian MirrorMirror Diana Ross song MirrorMirror Diana Ross song , a 1981 rock styled song recorded by American singer Diana Ross Mirror, Mirror Diamond Rio song Mirror, Mirror Diamond Rio song , a 1999 song recorded by American country music group Diamond Rio MirrorMirror M2M song MirrorMirror M2M song , a 2000 song recorded by pop band M2M, later covered by American pop singer Taylor Horn in 2006 MirrorMirror Helloween song MirrorMirror Helloween song , a 2000 song by the German Power metal band Helloween MirrorMirror 4minute song MirrorMirror 4minute song , a 2011 song by South Korean girl group 4minute Mirror, Mirror Look into My Eyes Mirror, Mirror Look into My Eyes , by Def ... more details
The Mirror may refer to In music The Mirror song The Mirror , a song by Dream Theater The Mirror Spooky Tooth album The Mirror Spooky Tooth album The Mirror Reloaded , an album by Ja Rule The Mirror band , a band that appeared on Beat Club In film and television anchor Film The Mirror 1999 film The Mirror 1999 film , a film by Agan The Mirror 1997 film The Mirror 1997 film , a film by Jafar Panahi The Mirror 1993 film I The Mirror 1993 film I , a film by Deepak Sareen The Mirror 1993 film II The Mirror 1993 film II , a film by Sergiu Nicolaescu The Mirror 1975 film The Mirror 1975 film , a film by Andrei Tarkovsky The Mirror 1974 film The Mirror 1974 film , a film by Nazrul Islam The Mirror 1967 film The Mirror 1967 film , a film by Qin Tao The Mirror 1913 film The Mirror 1913 film , a film by Anthony O Sullivan The Mirror The Twilight Zone The Mirror The Twilight Zone , an episode of The Twilight Zone The Mirror 2007 film The Mirror 2007 film , a film starring Kelly LeBrock The Mirror 2005 film The Mirror 2005 film , a film starring Robert Sedgwick actor Robert Sedgwick The Mirror 1917 film The Mirror 1917 film , a film starring Marjorie Rambeau The Mirror 1914 film The Mirror 1914 film , a film starring Charlotte Burton The Mirror 1911 film The Mirror 1911 film , a List of rediscovered films rediscovered film In publications Daily Mirror , a UK newspaper Montreal Mirror , a Quebec alternative weekly The Mirror Millhiser The Mirror Millhiser horror novel by Marlys Millhiser published in 1978 The Mirror UNC newspaper The Mirror UNC newspaper , the student newspaper for the University of Northern Colorado The Mirror Pakistani magazine The Mirror Pakistani magazine The Mirror , the campus newspaper of Lakeland College Wisconsin Lakeland College The Mirror , the newspaper of William Penn Charter School The Mirror , a book by T.B. Joshua The Mirror , a novelette by Nancy Farmer author The Mirror , a short story by Eiko Kadono See also Der Spiegel , a German newspaper Mirror ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name In The Mirror Type compilation Artist Yanni Cover Yanni In The Mirror.jpg Released April 1997 Recorded Genre Instrumental music Contemporary instrumental br Easy listening br adult contemporary Soft adult contemporary Length 66 25 Label Private Music Producer Yanni Last album This album Next album In The Mirror is a 1997 album by Yanni released on the Private Music label. This is often billed as a Compilation of Yanni favorites ref name CDUniverse http www.cduniverse.com search xx music pid 1000782 a In The Mirror.htm CD Universe . CD Universe ref , including In the Mirror which is a solo piano piece and faster pace tracks such as Forbidden Dreams and Chasing Shadows ref name Amazon http www.amazon.co.uk dp B000024G9J Amazon . Amazon ref Track listing In The Mirror In The Morning Light A Love For Life One Man s Dream Within Attraction Forbidden Dreams Once Upon A Time Chasing Shadows Aria Quiet Man Enchantment So Long My Friend Before I Go The End Of August Face In The Photograph References Reflist Yanni Category Yanni albums Category 1997 compilation albums fa pt In the Mirror ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Korean film name Into the Mirror image Into the Mirror movie poster.jpg caption Into the Mirror movie poster hangul director Kim Sung ho producer Kim Eun young writer Kim Sung ho starring Yoo Ji tae br Kim Hye na br Kim Myung min music Mun Dae hyeon cinematography Jeong Han cheol editing Kim Seon min distributor Cinema Service released August 14, 2003 br South Korea runtime 113 min. language Korean rr Geoul sokeuro mr K ul sok ro Into the Mirror is a 2003 in film 2003 South Korea n horror film about a series of Murder grisly deaths in a department store, all involving mirrors, and the troubled detective who investigates them. It was the debut film of director Kim Sung ho . The film was source for the 2008 US horror film Mirrors film Mirrors . The story was changed for the most part, although the basic idea and several scenes remained intact. This film was released on the flip side of the unrated version of the Mirrors 2 DVD. Plot After accidentally causing the death of his partner during a hostage situation, Wu Young min quits the police force to work for his uncle as head security of Dreampia, an immense shopping center. Dreampia is currently in the rebuilding stages as a fire destroyed parts of it five years ago. The re opening was scheduled in a few days, until some strange murders begin to occur in the building. It seems that the victims, all employees of the mall, have committed suicide in very gruesome and unconventional ways. Young min is very suspicious about the police explanation, and starts his own investigation, but unfortunately for him, an old acquaintance, Ha Hyun su, is in charge of the police ... IMDb title 0372937 Into the Mirror rotten tomatoes geoul sokeuro into the mirror Geoul sokeuro Into the Mirror Cinema of Korea DEFAULTSORT Into The Mirror Category 2003 films Category South Korean films ... stub es Into the Mirror fr Into the Mirror it Into the Mirror ru ... more details
The mirror in the mirror. A Labyrinth is a collection of surreal short stories by Michael Ende originally published in 1984 . All stories in the book have their own protagonist s, but are related to each other by the use of literary leitmotiv s. None of the stories has its own title. Ende wrote the 30 short stories according to the dedication at the beginning of the book for his father Edgar Ende , whose artistic work the book is illustrated with 18 of his paintings inspired the short stories. Themes and motives The main motive of the collection is the question What is reflected in a mirror which is reflected in a mirror? ref name brief cite web url http www.oobe.ch ende02.htm title Exchange of correspondence with Michael Ende de icon ref Ende does not provide a clear answer to this question during the course of the book. In a letter, he stated that he intended the title to be taken as a metaphor for the relationship between reader and the book That brings me to the real reason for the title Where does that which happens during reading a book take place? ... Does not every reader, whether he wants it or not, bring ... his own experiences and thoughts into the process of reading? ... Is not every book a mirror in which the reader is reflected, whether he knows it or not? And is not every reader a mirror in which the book is reflected? ref name brief Recurring motives are the question about the purpose of life, a constant waiting for something which is never to happen, a search for freedom and the criticism of an inhuman society. The general tone of the stories is very dark and contains scenes of unexpected bloody violence, which sets the book apart from Ende s novels for children. Most of the stories do not allow for a clear interpretation instead, as Ende himself stated ... name brief Reception The Mirror in the Mirror was translated into 13 languages and was made into an audio ... Mirror in the Mirror Category 1984 short story collections Category Single author short story collections ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name A Rainbow in Curved Air Type studio Artist Terry Riley Cover RainbowCurvedAir.jpg Released 1969 Recorded 1967 1968 Genre Experimental music br Classical Music Western classical music br Minimalist music br Electronic music Length 40 25 Label Sony Music Entertainment CBS Records Producer David Behrman Last album This album A Rainbow in Curved Air br 1967 Next album Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band All Night Flight, Vol. 1 br 1968 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 5 5 ref cite web url Allmusic pure url yes class album id r220757 tab review title A Rainbow in Curved Air first Blue Gene last Tyranny publisher Allmusic accessdate 09 48, 26 June 2011 UTC ref rev2 Robert Christgau rev2Score A ref http www.robertchristgau.com get artist.php?id 4705&name Terry Riley A Rainbow in Curved Air , RobertChristgau.com . ref A Rainbow in Curved Air is the third album by experimental music and 20th century classical music classical minimalism music minimalism pioneer Terry Riley . Through the use of overdubbing , the composer, a keyboard virtuoso ..., A Rainbow in Curved Air can be seen as having three distinct sections or movements, like a classical ... separated mirror images were adapted for studio recording by Glen Kolotkin and resemble the sound Terry gets in his all night concerts. The 1970s progressive rock band Curved Air named itself after this album. ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p16777 pure url yes title Curved ... url first last pages 12 publisher MCA Records ref A Rainbow in Curved Air has also had a significant ... performance of A Rainbow in Curved Air Revisited . Necessarily, he had to be assisted by other ... A Rainbow in Curved Air 18 39 Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band 21 38 References reflist DEFAULTSORT Rainbow in Curved Air, A Category 1969 debut albums Category CBS Records albums Category Terry Riley albums Category Albums produced by David Behrman fr A Rainbow in Curved Air ... more details
File Plane mirror.png thumb A ray diagram for a plane mirror A plane mirror is a mirror with a Plane mathematics plane reflective surface. For light Ray optics rays striking a plane mirror, the angle of Reflection physics reflection equals the angle of incidence. Thus a Collimated light collimated beam of light does not spread out after reflection from a plane mirror, except for diffraction effects. A plane mirror makes images of objects in front of it these images appear to be behind the plane in which the mirror lies. A straight line drawn from part of an object to the corresponding part of its image makes a right angle with, and is bisected by, the surface of the plane mirror. The image formed by a plane mirror is always virtual image virtual meaning that the light rays do not actually come from the image , upright, and of the same shape and size as the object it is reflecting. A virtual image is a copy of an object formed at the location from which the light rays appear to come. However, the image is a laterally inverted mirror image of the object. If a person is reflected in a plane mirror, the image of his right hand appears to be the left hand of the image. Relation to curved mirrors Mathematically, a plane mirror can be considered to be the Limit mathematics limit of either a concave or a convex spherical curvedmirror as the radius, and therefore the focal length , becomes infinite. Category Mirrors optics stub de Planspiegel fr Miroir plan ta tr D zlem ayna vi G ng ph ng ... more details
Infobox automobile image image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1904 2.jpg 250px 1904 Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout br 1904 Oldsmobile Curved Dash runabout name Oldsmobile Runabout manufacturer Oldsmobile production 1901 1907 br about 19000 built predecessor successor class Entry level car platform body style runabout car runabout engine convert 95 cuin cc abbr on horizontal one cylinder ref name Period transmission planetary gear planetary 2 speed wheelbase length width height weight aka fuel economy fuel capacity related similar designer Image In My Merry Oldsmobile a2701 1 72dpi.jpeg right thumb 238px In My Merry Oldsmobile songbook featuring an Oldsmobile Curved Dash automobile The gasoline powered Curved Dash Oldsmobile is credited as being the first mass produced automobile , meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts . It was introduced by the Oldsmobile ... approved for production, leaving the Curved Dash the only one intact. ref cite web url http ... Curved Dash Runabout 1903 2.jpg Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Runabout 1903 Image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1903.jpg Oldsmobile Model R Curved Dash Runabout 1903 Image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1904 2.jpg Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 Image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1904 3.jpg Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 Image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1904.jpg Oldsmobile Model 6C Curved Dash Runabout 1904 Image Oldsmobile Curved Dash Runabout 1905.jpg Oldsmobile Model B Curved Dash Runabout 1905 gallery Notes reflist Sources Clymer, Floyd. Treasury .... External links commons category Oldsmobile Curved Dash http oldsclub.org Oldsmobile Club of America ... with detailed photo of subject Oldsmobile Category Oldsmobile vehicles Curved Dash Category Veteran ... introduced in 1901 de Oldsmobile Curved Dash fr Oldsmobile Curved Dash it Oldsmobile Curved Dash lt Oldsmobile Curved Dash nl Oldsmobile Curved Dash ja ru Oldsmobile Curved Dash ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Lovechild Type Studio Artist Curved Air Cover Curved Air Lovechild.jpg Released 1990 Recorded 1973 Genre Progressive rock , folk rock Length 34 24 Label UK Essential7 Castle Producer Clifford Adams Last album Airborne Curved Air album Airborne br 1976 This album Lovechild br 1990 Next album Live at the BBC Curved Air album Live at the BBC br 1995 Lovechild is the seventh studio album credited to progressive rock band Curved Air , though only half the tracks are actually performed by the group. The album consists of previously unreleased demos overseen by Clifford Adams in the early 1970s one by John O Hara, two by Eddie Jobson , a demo for Kirby Gregory Kirby s first solo single, and four by Curved Air. Vocalist Sonja Kristina explained the album s origin blockquote Now that album was total piracy. Those were demo tapes I made for Warner Bros. Records Warner Brothers , who had suddenly realized that I was the only original member that it wasn t really Curved Air as it had been before. So Clifford Davis presented the tapes to Warners who decided for various reasons that they weren t going to continue with the contract. ref Sonja Kristina interview, http www.curvedair.com Directions.htm Curvedair.com. ref blockquote As implied in Sonja Kristina s comment, Lovechild is essentially an official bootleg neither Warner Brothers nor any of the band members gave permission for the demos to be released, and no royalties were paid to any of the band members from its sales. Years after she made the above comments, however, Repertoire Records ... only on CD. The four Curved Air demos were recorded between Air Cut and the band s breakup. Jim Russel ... count 1 references div External links cite web url http www.discogs.com Curved Air Lovechild release 1023179 title Curved Air Lovechild CD at Discogs publisher www.discogs.com accessdate 2009 05 04 Curved Air Category Curved Air albums Category 1990 albums nl Lovechild ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Live Type Live album Artist Curved Air Cover Curved Air Live.jpg Released 1975 Recorded Cardiff University and Bristol Polytechnic, December 1974 Genre Progressive rock Length 47 07 Label BTM Records Ltd. Producer David Hitchcock for BTM Records Last album Air Cut br 1973 This album Live br 1975 Next album Midnight Wire br 1975 Curved Air Live was the first official live album by the British progressive rock band Curved Air . It was recorded on the band s reunion tour in December 1974 and released in 1975. ref name Allmusic review Though it failed to enter the charts, it made enough profit to pay off the tax bill which had compelled Curved Air to reunite, allowing Monkman and Pilkington Miksa to again leave the group. ref Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh 1981 . L Historia Bandido . London and New York Proteus Books. ISBN 0 906071 66 6. p. 16. ref Background Sonja Kristina s vocals on the album are atypical of her 1970s performances, both live and in the studio. By her own account, she was in a distraught emotional state following the breakup of her first marriage, and this provoked more wild and raw on stage singing. ref name cherry cite web author date url http ru.youtube.com watch?v 1K7M oXwYtk title Cherry Red TV interview publisher Cherry Red Records accessdate 2009 09 30 ref Reception Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 4.0 5 ref name Allmusic review Allmusic class album id r34488 first Dave last Thompson accessdate 2011 06 18 ref Allmusic wrote that Kristina herself is possibly in her best voice ever, while the instrumentation rides roughshod over the... belief that Curved Air were at their best in the studio ... equipment References Reflist External links cite web url http www.discogs.com Curved Air Live release 1753334 title Curved Air Live CD at Discogs publisher www.discogs.com accessdate 2009 05 03 Curved Air Category Curved Air albums Category 1975 live albums ... more details
Infobox artwork image file Curved form bryher.JPG painting alignment Front image size 300px title Curved Form Bryher alt other language 1 other title 1 other language 2 other title 2 artist Barbara Hepworth year 1961 type Bronze height metric width metric length metric height imperial 22 width imperial 11 length imperial 4 3 8 diameter cm diameter inch city museum coordinates owner Curved Form Bryher is a bronze sculpture by Barbara Hepworth , modeled in 1961. It was an edition of seven. ref http www.barbarahepworth.org.uk sculptures 1961 curved form bryher ii ref Examples are located at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden , Solomons, Maryland , ref http dcmemorials.com index indiv0003512.htm ref on loan from the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art , ref http www.sfmoma.org explore collection artwork 3857 ref and at the De Doelen concert hall, Rotterdam . It is one of three works modeled in 1961, after discussion with Dag Hammarskj ld , along with Single Form Chun Quoit , and Single Form September . ref http www.tate.org.uk servlet ViewWork?workid 6075&searchid 9127&roomid 3680&tabview text ref References reflist External links http www.artvalue.com auctionresult hepworth barbara 1903 1975 uni curved form bryher 272398.htm Category Outdoor sculptures in the United States Category Outdoor sculptures in the United Kingdom Category Modernist sculpture Category Collection of the Smithsonian Institution Category 1961 sculptures Category Bronze sculptures ... more details
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Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Airborne Type Studio Artist Curved Air Cover Curved Air Airborne.jpg Released 1976 Recorded Trident Studios, Spring 1976 Genre Progressive rock , folk rock Length 39 40 Label BTM Producer Dennis MacKay, Curved Air Last album Midnight Wire br 1975 This album Airborne br 1976 Next album Lovechild Curved Air album Lovechild br 1990 Airborne is the sixth studio album by Curved Air and was recorded in 1976. Like their last few releases, it was not a significant commercial success. After a follow up non album single, Baby Please Don t Go b w Broken Lady , the group disbanded. Drummer Stewart Copeland went on to form The Police , while violinist Darryl Way and lead singer Sonja Kristina both pursued solo careers. Bassist Reeves and guitarist Jacques both later became members of the semi pro band Big Chief. The Police covered Kids to Blame in their early performances, using a stripped down punk arrangement of the song. Stewart Copeland also reused a guitar riff from Desiree in his hit solo single Don t Care . Background and Recording The album sessions marked the debut of Stewart Copeland as a songwriter. Around the release of Midnight Wire , he was informed about publishing royalties for songwriters, and responded by churning out compositions until the band accepted a few of his contributions. ref Sutcliffe, Phil & Fielder, Hugh 1981 . L Historia Bandido . London and New York Proteus Books. ISBN 0 906071 66 6. p. 16. ref Producer Dennis McKay quit the project midway through recording, leaving the remaining four tracks to be produced by Curved Air themselves. Reception Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1Score Rating 2.5 5 ref name Allmusic ... by Dennis McKay Tracks 1, 2, 6, and 9 produced by Curved Air Track 10 produced by Tony Reeves References div class references small style moz column count 2 column count 2 references div Curved Air DEFAULTSORT Airborne Curved Air Album Category Curved Air albums Category 1976 albums ... more details
File R plica del Sable Corvo.JPG thumb Replica of the curved saber, hold in a museum of Mendoza. The saber curved saber of Jos de San Mart n is a historic weapon used by Jose de San Mart n. History The curved saber of San Mart n was acquired during his stay in London, shortly after he left Spain and before embarking to South America. Later, San Martin would arm his cavalries of Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers Argentina granaderos with similar weapons, which he deemed ideal for cavalry charge attacks. Following the withdrawal of San Mart n to Europe, after the Guayaquil conference , the weapon stayed in the city of Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza in the hands of a friend family. In a subsequent letter written to his son in law Mariano Balcarce, Merceditas asked to send him the sword to Europe, which remained in his possession until his death on August 17, 1850. Before dying, San Mart n bequeathed his sword to Governor Juan Manuel de Rosas . Mariano Balcarce Rosas wrote the following to give the news. cquote As his executor, and pursuant to his last will, it is my sad duty to inform Your Excellency this painful news, and the honor to inform Your Excellency the following provision in his will 3rd The saber that has accompanied me throughout the War of Independence of South America will be handed to the General of the Argentine Republic, Don Juan Manuel de Rosas, as evidence of the satisfaction that as an Argentine I had when seeing the firmness with which he has held the honor of the Republic against the unjust pretensions of the foreigners who tried to humiliate her ref Original quote in Spanish language Como albacea suyo, y en cumplimiento a su ltima voluntad me toca el penoso deber de comunicar a V.E. esta dolorosa noticia, y la honra de poner en conocimiento de V.E. la siguiente ... gazebo which was built for this purpose and was a donation of the City of Buenos Aires. The curved ... sable.htm History of the curved saber of San Mart n es icon San Mart n Category Jos ... more details
of curved spacetime . The electromagnetic field also admits a coordinate independent geometric ... spacetime, curved or not. Also, the same modifications are made to the equations of flat Minkowski ... s equations in curved spacetimes as a generalization. Summary In general relativity, the equations of electromagnetism ... in curved spacetime math A a a 0 math , math Box A a mu 0 J a R a b A b math where math R a b stackrel ... resemblance to the Lorentz force in curved spacetime where math A a math plays the role of the 4 ... Basic introduction to the mathematics of curved spacetime Electrovacuum solution References cite ... 0264 9381 22 2 011 Electromagnetic fields in curved spacetimes Notes reflist Physics footer Category Fundamental physics concepts Category General relativity Maxwell s equations in curved spacetime Category Partial differential equations Maxwell s equations in curved spacetime zh ... more details
File Boys image in a distorting mirror.jpg thumb right Boy s image in a distorting mirror A distorting mirror or carnival mirror is a popular attraction at carnival s and fair s. ref name Lego Get Surrey 1 cite web url http www.carnivalmirror.com title What is a Carnival Mirror? accessdate 4 September 2009 date August 19, 2009 ref Instead of a normal plane mirror that reflects a perfect mirror image, distorting mirrors are curved mirrors , often using convex and concave sections to achieve the distorted effect. ref cite book last1 Rossing first1 Thomas D. last2 Chiaverina first2 Christopher J. title Light science physics and the visual arts publisher Springer year September 24, 1999 pages 53 url http books.google.com books?id jpH1 dCT UcC&pg PA53&dq carnival mirror&hl en&ei kzlwTrnBHKT30gGd25nzCQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 9&ved 0CGQQ6AEwCDge v onepage&q carnival 20mirror&f false accessdate 2011 09 14 isbn 978 0 387 98827 6 ref Because of their distorting properties, they are sometimes featured in fiction as a literary device, such as in Hans Christian Andersen s The Snow Queen . ref cite book last1 Westfahl first1 Gary title The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy themes, works, and wonders volume 2 publisher Greenwood Publishing Group year 2005 pages 529 url http books.google.com books?id 3JXnz9x9sO4C&pg PA529&dq carnival mirror&hl en&ei 0jVwTpinJIr50gGoydH CQ&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CEoQ6AEwATgU v onepage&q carnival 20mirror&f false accessdate 2011 09 14 isbn 978 0313329524 ref clear References reflist DEFAULTSORT Distorting Mirror Category Mirrors amusement park stub sv Skrattspegel zh ... more details
Car mirror may refer to Rear view mirror , a mirror in vehicles that allows the driver to see rearwards Wing mirror , or side mirror, a mirror on the exterior of vehicles disambiguation ... more details
Image LBT 3.JPG thumb right The largest non segmented mirror in an optical telescope in 2009, one of the LBT s two mirrors A primary mirror or primary is the principal light gathering surface the Objective optics objective of a reflecting telescope . Description The primary mirror of a reflecting telescope is a Curved mirrors spherical or Parabolic reflector parabolic shaped disks of polished reflective metal speculum metal up to the mid 19th century , or in later telescopes, glass or other material coated with a reflective layer. One of the first known reflecting telescopes, Newton s reflector Newton s reflector of 1668 , used a 3.3 cm polished metal primary mirror. The next major change was to use silver on glass rather than metal, in the 19th century such was with the Crossley reflector . This was changed to vacuum deposited aluminum on glass, used on the 200 inch Hale telescope. Solid primary mirrors have to sustain their own weight and not deform under gravity, which limits the maximum size for a single piece primary mirror. Segmented mirror configurations are used to get around ... mirrors The largest optical telescope in the world as of 2009 to use a non segmented single mirror as its primary mirror is the 8.2 m 8.7 yards Subaru telescope Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical ..., this is not the largest diameter single mirror in a telescope, the U.S. German Italian Large Binocular ... mirror. Image Hubble backup mirror.jpg thumb right The correctly ground backup primary mirror built by Eastman Kodak for the Hubble space telescope the mirror was never coated with a reflective surface, hence its Honeycomb mirror honeycomb support structure can be seen . It now resides in the National ...?profile objects&newstyle single&quicksearch A20010288000 title Mirror, Primary Backup, Hubble ... 2012 bot H3llBot ref See also Active optics Honeycomb mirror Liquid mirror List of largest optical reflecting telescopes List of telescope parts and construction Mirror support cell Secondary mirror ... more details
File Salt mirror.jpg thumb right 250px Segmented mirror used in the Southern African Large Telescope A segmented mirror is an array of smaller mirrors designed to act as segments of a single large curvedmirror . The segments can be either spherical mirrorMirror shape spherical or asymmetric if they are part of a larger parabolic reflector ref http books.google.com books?id 9mUL9dGn9V4C&pg PA107&dq a segmented mirror segments of parabolic telescope W. Patrick McCray Giant telescopes Page 107 ref . They are used as Objective optics objectives for large reflecting telescope s. To function, all the mirror segments have to be polished to a precise shape and actively aligned by a computer controlled active optics system using actuators built into the mirror support cell . The concept and necessary technologies were initially developed under the leadership of Jerry Nelson astronomer Dr. Jerry Nelson at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California during the 1980s, and have ... to use segmented mirrors. Application Because current monolithic mirror s cannot be constructed larger ... large aperture telescope s. This is because of the technological limit of a primary mirror made of a single ... accessdate 2009 11 11 ref Using a monolithic mirror much larger than 5 meters is prohibitively expensive due to the cost of both the mirror, and the massive structure needed to support it. A mirror ... image. Current segmented mirror telescopes These include, but are not limited to The twin Keck Telescope ... Telescopio Canarias GTC 36 segmented mirror ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi sci tech 6897293.stm Tests ... mirror segments have mostly been fabricated as of spring 2011 ref http news.softpedia.com news Six JWST Mirror Segments to Begin Cryogenic Tests 195206.shtml Six JWST Mirror Segments to Begin Cryogenic ... 2017 or 2018. Proposed segmented mirror telescopes These telescopes represent the next generation of segmented mirror telescope s they are currently at least a decade from completion. TMT, the North ... more details
File Mangin mirror.svg thumb right 200px Diagram of a Mangin mirror. In optics , a Mangin mirror is a Lens optics Construction of simple lenses negative meniscus lens with the reflective surface on the rear side of the glass forming a curvedmirror that reflects light without spherical aberration . This reflector was invented in 1876 by a French officer Alphonse Mangin ref http arxiv.org abs 0710.2165v1 Wide field telescopes with a Mangin mirror V. Yu. Terebizh ref ref http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 361986 Alphonse Mangin Britannica ref as an improved catadioptric reflector for search light s and is also used in other optical devices. Description The Mangin mirror s construction consists of a concave Lens optics Construction of simple lenses negative meniscus lens made of Crown glass optics crown glass with spherical surfaces of different radii with the reflective coating on the shallower rear surface. The spherical aberration normally produced by the simple spherical mirror surface is canceled out by the opposite spherical aberration produced by the light traveling through the negative lens. Since light passes through the glass twice, the overall system acts like a triplet lens . ref http books.google.com books?id i35NCLLiglIC&pg PA65&lpg PA65&dq mangin mirror was invented by&source bl&ots EUG9rDp3TP&sig FpukknhdnSn2d2XmB37zkXQ z Y&hl en&ei Oa NSungNtTqlAfNp6DCDA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 6 v onepage&q &f false Optical design fundamentals for infrared systems By Max J. Riedl ref The Mangin mirror was invented in 1876 by a French military engineer named Colonel Alphonse Mangin as a substitute for the more difficult to manufacture parabolic reflector parabolic reflecting mirror for use in searchlights. Since the catadioptric design eliminated most of the off ... PA62&dq mangin mirror french search light v onepage&q &f false Jean Alexandre Rey, John ... since aberration can be corrected by mirror itself. ref http www.adaptall 2.org lenses 55B.html ... more details
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