paper is a material that is primarily white and used for writing
I love paper I find it so useful. What is paper made of?
well papyrus is paper-life material produced from the pith of the cyperus papyrus plant which was used in ancient egypt
Interesting! What other uses does paper have?
it all started in the 8th century when chinese papermaking spread to the islamic world, where pulp mills and paper mills were used for money making
Of course money would be one of the first uses. I remember a teacher telling me that money isn't paper. I think he said it was fabric.
Well today almost all paper is manufactured using industrial machinery, while handmade paper survives as a specialized craft and a medium for artistic expression
Wow I didn't even know you could make money by hand! I bet that takes a lot of skill.
randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is further removed from this sheet by pressing, sometimes aided by suction or vacuum, or heating. Once dry, a generally flat, uniform and strong sheet of paper is achieved.
Before the invention and current widespread adoption of automated machinery, all paper was made by hand, formed or laid one sheet at a time by specialized laborers. Even today those who make paper by hand use tools and technologies quite similar to those existing hundreds of years ago, as originally developed in
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 cultures for writing before the introduction of paper into the Middle East and Europe. Although the word "paper" is etymologically derived from "papyrus", the two are produced very differently and the development of the first is distinct from the development of the second. Papyrus is a lamination of natural plant fibres, while paper is manufactured from fibres whose properties have been changed