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Although the properties of reflected light were known to other ancient philosophers and scientists, it was Heron of Alexandria (about AD 75) who developed the related mathematics.

The longest recorded hole-in-one was 447 yards, made by Robert Mitera in Omaha, Nebraska in 1965.

Kenneth Schreiber, a legally blind golfer, shot a hole-in-one in 1997 in Bayonet Point, Florida.

The method of reflecting is sometimes used to find distances that can not be measured directly.

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