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  2. History of paper - Wikipedia

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    Paper is a thin nonwoven material traditionally made from a combination of milled plant and textile fibres. The first paper-like plant-based writing sheet was papyrus in Egypt, but the first true papermaking process was documented in China during the Eastern Han period (25–220 AD), traditionally attributed to the court official Cai Lun.

  3. Paper - Wikipedia

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    Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, herbivore dung, ...

  4. Papermaking - Wikipedia

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    [9] [8] The earliest use of water-powered mills in paper production, specifically the use of pulp mills for preparing the pulp for papermaking, dates back to Samarkand in the 8th century. [10] The earliest references to paper mills also come from the medieval Islamic world, where they were first noted in the 9th century by Arabic geographers in ...

  5. Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    By the 12th century, parchment and paper were in use in the Byzantine Empire, but papyrus was still an option. [11] Until the middle of the 19th century, only some isolated documents written on papyrus were known, and museums simply showed them as curiosities. [12] They did not contain literary works. [13]

  6. Quilling - Wikipedia

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    Quilling Shapes. Quilling - also known as paper-rolling, or paper scrolling - has a long and interesting history. The origins of quilling are not recorded, but some think it began with the invention of paper, in China in 105 AD or in Egypt, where some tombs have been found to contain wire shapes similar in appearance to modern quilling.

  7. The Plastic vs. Paper Straw Debate, Explained - AOL

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    How did paper straws come about? The modern drinking straw was invented by American inventor Marvin C. Stone in 1888, and his patented version was actually made out of paper and wax.

  8. Why Choosing Paper is the Smart Choice for Sustainable Living

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    Paper products, which come from a renewable resource and can be recycled up to seven times, show up in more places than you think. While you probably already know that you can get milk in paper ...

  9. History of printing - Wikipedia

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    After the slide was removed, a mirror image of the words remained. Carlson tried to sell his invention to some companies, but because the process was still underdeveloped he failed. At the time multiple copies were made using carbon paper or duplicating machines and people did not feel the need for an electronic machine.