Science invention - The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, a scientist serving in the army of Napoleon Bonaparte. The magic material that was so appropriate for the purpose
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Note from General Bonaparte, 13 September 1795, (1921). Creator: Napoleon Bonaparte I, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. HEZ-2750832 | agefotostock
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Napoleon Bonaparte with the artillery overseeing Tuileries Palace, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. DAE-BA000228 | agefotostock
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Napoleon Bonaparte's quelling of the Royalist revolt, 13 Vendémiaire, 1795, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. Y9E-2983031 | agefotostock
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) in the Council of Five Hundred, the lower house of the legislature of France during the Directory (1795-1799). French Revolution. Engraving. Colored Stock Photo - Alamy
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