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PRINTING







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     The earliest known form of printing as applied to paper was

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       woodblock printing, which appeared in China before 220 AD.
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    Later developments in printing technology include the
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       movable type invented by Bi Sheng around 1040 AD and
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       the printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th

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