Who Invented the Specular Reflection?

This behavior was first described by Hero of Alexandria (AD c. 10–70). Specular reflection may be contrasted with diffuse reflection, in which light is scattered away from the surface in a range of directions.

Who discovered the reflection?

2.1 Reflection

The Ancient Greek mathematician Euclid described the law of reflection in about 300 BCE. This states that light travels in straight lines and reflects from a surface at the same angle at which it hit it.

Who invented reflection and refraction?

In 1650, Fermat discovered a way to explain reflection and refraction as the consequence of one single principle. It is called the principle of least time or Fermat's principle.

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