If three vertical mirrors are used, erected upon the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle, one can obtain tessellations of the plane.
I have posted some animations involving such kaleidoscopes on YouTube, see My YouTube
Monday, March 31, 2008
Mirrored Worlds
One can use the free ray-tracing software, POV-Ray, to create virtual kaleidoscopes. If merely two vertical mirrors are used, hinged along a common edge, depending upon the angle between them, any object between the mirrors is repeated by reflection, perhaps many times.
If three vertical mirrors are used, erected upon the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle, one can obtain tessellations of the plane.
I have posted some animations involving such kaleidoscopes on YouTube, see My YouTube
If three vertical mirrors are used, erected upon the sides of a 30-60-90 triangle, one can obtain tessellations of the plane.
I have posted some animations involving such kaleidoscopes on YouTube, see My YouTube
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