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Jan 1, 1500
Graphite mine found
The english found a graphite mine -
New name for the material
1789, A.G. Werner suggested the more appropriate name graphite -
Learned how to make graphite
Nicholas-Jacques Conte figured out how to make graphite -
Startted a new form of pencil
They cahnged the shape of a pencil from a square to a more cylinder shape -
Pencil company made
1971 Eagle acquired Venus Pencil Co. and the new company was called Berol Ltd.