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The art of printing goes back to around A. D. 175, where it was employed by the Chinese, who cut impressions into blocks of wood, applied ink, laid paper over the block and pressed the two together, leaving the inked impression on the paper. This crude method of printing took root in other parts of the world, but didn't change much until the 1100s.
First page of John Milton's 1644 edition of Areopagitica, in it he argued forcefully against the Licensing Order of 1643.. The abolition of the Star Chamber and the severe 1637 Star Chamber Decree, however, did not indicate Parliament's intention to permit freedom of speech and of the press; rather it indicated a desire on the part of Parliament to replace the royal censorship machinery with ...
The 1660s decade ran from 1 ... four abandoned Mohawk villages in the area, ... a contract for publication of Paradise Lost with London printer Samuel ...
An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Books and Pamphlets and for regulating of Printing and Printing Presses: Citation: 14 Cha. 2. c. 33 (Ruffhead: 13 & 14 Cha. 2. c. 33) Territorial extent England and Wales: Dates; Royal assent: 19 May 1662: Commencement: 10 June 1662: Expired: 9 June 1664 ...
Also shown in this example (shaded in yellow) is the network's connection to the Internet via fixed-line means. A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, campus, or building, [1] [2] [3] and has its network equipment and interconnects locally managed. LANs facilitate ...
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1660 was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1660th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 660th year of the 2nd millennium, the 60th year of the 17th century, and the 1st year of the 1660s decade. As of the start of 1660, the ...