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Oct 11, 2016 · In 1565, Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner published a drawing of a strip of graphite inside a tube of wood — the first depiction of a wood pencil. The invention swiftly spread through Europe.
Aug 2, 2021 · According to NPR, a Swiss naturalist named Conrad Gessner created the first depiction of a pencil in 1565. His drawing portrayed graphite inside wood. That illustration became popular...
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He is also credited with being the first person to describe brown adipose tissue, in 1551, in 1565 the first to document the pencil, and in 1563 among the first Europeans to write about the effects of tobacco.
- Bibliotheca universalis and Historia animalium
Dec 4, 2020 · By 1565, a Swiss naturalist, Conrad Gessner, published a drawing of graphite encased in wood, showcasing the first pencil. The idea of the pencil took off across Europe. Plumbago changed written communication, but it also changed trade and commerce. England’s high-quality plumbago was used in molds for cannonballs, making it extremely valuable.
In 1567, Gesner gave the earliest known description of a pencil. Gesner was the first scholar to describe the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) in Europe. Notes: Dates of birth and death: 26 March, 1516 — 13 December, 1565. Gesner was also known as: Konrad Gessner, Konrad Geßner, Conrad Gessner, Conrad Geßner, Conrad von Gesner, and Conradus ...
Oct 11, 2016 · In 1565, Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner published a drawing of a strip of graphite inside a tube of wood — the first depiction of a wood pencil. The invention swiftly spread through Europe....
Oct 14, 2015 · The 16th-Century Fossil Book that First Depicted the Pencil. Allison Meier October 14, 2015. Woodcut illustration of a pencil from Conrad Gessner’s ‘De Rerum Fossilium Lapidum et Gemmarum...
