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1423:
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Europeans begin Chinese method of block printing.
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1450:
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A few newsletters begin circulating in Europe.
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1451:
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Johannes Gutenberg
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Johannes Gutenberg uses a press to print an old German poem.
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1452:
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Metal plates are used in printing.
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1453:
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Gutenberg's Type
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Gutenberg prints the 42-line
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1457:
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Bible. 1st book printed in color, by
Fust and Schoeffer
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1464:
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King of France establishes postal system.
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1490:
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Printing of books on paper becomes more common in Europe.
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1495:
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A paper mill is established in England.
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1500:
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Arithmetic + and - symbols are used in Europe.
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1500:
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By now approximately 35,000 books have been printed, some 10
million copies.
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1520:
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Spectacles balance on the noses of Europe's educated.
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1533:
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A postmaster in England.
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1545:
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Garamond designs his typeface.
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1550:
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Wallpaper brought to Europe from China by traders.
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1560:
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In Italy, the portable camera obscura allows precise tracing of
an image.
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1560:
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Legalized, regulated private postal systems grow in Europe.
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1565:
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The pencil.
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