1. All About the Pencil.
- Author
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Stevens, Sue
- Subjects
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PENCILS , *WRITING materials & instruments , *GRAPHITE , *LEAD - Abstract
The article reports on the invention and development of the pencil. The first pencil may have been the ancient Roman stylus. Other writing tools that followed were made of lead. The pencil being used in modern times is made of graphite. Graphite was discovered in 1564 in England. The refining of graphite was developed by Frenchman Nicolas-Jacques Conte. Pencils are classified by hardness, blackness and fineness of point.
- Published
- 2006