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High School - 10th GradePosted by linda-allen on Friday October 10, 2008 at 2:52 PMYes, the Martians do have some sort of mirror that reflects and projects the light from their death ray. In Book 1, chapter 6, the narrator describes the terrible effects of this weapon. He calls it a "parabolic mirror of unknown composition" and compares it to a lighthouse mirror:
This intense heat they project in a parallel beam against any object they choose, by means of a polished parabolic mirror of unknown composition, much as the parabolic mirror of a lighthouse projects a beam of light. But no one has absolutely proved these details. However it is done, it is certain that a beam of heat is the essence of the matter.
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