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Printing press from 1811

A printing press is a mechanical device to print many copies of text on a medium such as paper or cloth. The machine applies pressure to an inked surface resting on the medium, thereby transferring an image. Invention of the printing press has generally been credited to Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith. Both woodblock printing and movable type printing technologies had been developed in ancient China and Korea a few hundred years earlier, but their presses differed from that used by Gutenberg and their impact was limited. Printing methods based on Gutenberg's printing press spread rapidly first across Europe and then the rest of the world. Books became widely available and affordable, leading to a dramatic rise in the adult literacy rate throughout Europe. In addition, scientists and scholars were able to publish their discoveries and ideas and communicate with one another through scholarly journals. This development contributed to the coming of the scientific revolution.

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-text=The '''[[India|Republic of India]]''' ([[Hindi]]: भारत गणराज्य ''{{IAST|[[Bhāratavarsha|Bhārat]] [[Gaṇarājya]]}}''), commonly known as '''India''', a country in [[South Asia]], is the most populous liberal democracy in the world. The name ''India'' is derived from ''Indus,'' which is derived from the Old Persian word ''Hindu,'' from [[Sanskrit]] ''Sindhu,'' the historic local name for the [[Indus River]]. The Constitution of India and common usage in Hindi also recognize ''Bharat'' as an official name of equal status.
+text=A '''printing press''' is a mechanical device to [[printing|print]] many copies of text on a medium such as [[paper]] or [[cloth]]. The machine applies pressure to an inked surface resting on the medium, thereby transferring an image. Invention of the printing press has generally been credited to [[Johannes Gutenberg]], a [[Germany|German]] goldsmith.
-India housed a population of 1.1 billion people in 2006, comprising approximately one-sixth of the world's population. This population is remarkably diverse; it has more than two thousand ethnic groups, and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages. Further complexity is lent by the great variation of income and education.}}
+Both [[woodblock printing]] and [[movable type]] printing technologies had been developed in [[China|ancient China]] and [[Korea]] a few hundred years earlier, but their presses differed from that used by Gutenberg and their impact was limited. Printing methods based on Gutenberg's printing press spread rapidly first across Europe and then the rest of the world. Books became widely available and affordable, leading to a dramatic rise in the adult literacy rate throughout [[Europe]]. In addition, [[scientist]]s and [[scholar]]s were able to publish their discoveries and ideas and communicate with one another through scholarly journals. This development contributed to the coming of the [[scientific revolution]].
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