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  2. History of paper - Wikipedia

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    The word "paper" is etymologically derived from papyrus, Ancient Greek for the Cyperus papyrus plant. Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material produced from the pith of the Cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient Egypt and other Mediterranean societies for writing long before paper was used in China.

  3. Papermaking - Wikipedia

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    The word "paper" is etymologically derived from papyrus, Ancient Greek for the Cyperus papyrus plant. Papyrus is a thick, paper-like material produced from the pith of the Cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient Egypt and other Mediterranean societies for writing long before paper was used in China. [1]

  4. 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, or other vegetable sources in water.

  5. Paper mill - Wikipedia

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    A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, all paper in a paper mill was made by hand, one sheet at a time, by specialized laborers.

  6. History of cartography - Wikipedia

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    History of Cartography Project – Publishing project in the Department of Geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Early modern Iberian (Spanish and Portuguese) cartography Early modern Netherlandish (Dutch and Flemish) cartography – Evolution of the art and science of mapmaking Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

  7. Pulp and paper industry - Wikipedia

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    International Paper is the world's largest pulp and paper maker. Paper mill Mondi in Slovakia. The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood, specifically pulpwood, as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products. Diagram showing the sections of the Fourdrinier machine

  8. History of papermaking in New York - Wikipedia

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    Finch Paper LLC (Finch, Pruyn Company) is an American paper manufacturing corporation, operating in Glens Falls, New York, for 150 years. [25] [26] [27] In Mechanicville, New York, Westvaco Corporation's MeadWestvaco 6 paper machines ran non-stop to feed the printing presses of the nation's leading publishers. After WWII the Westvaco plant was ...

  9. History of geography - Wikipedia

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    The History of geography includes many histories of geography which have differed over time and between different cultural and political groups. In more recent ...