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First newspaper

The first newspaper in the world published on 1 July 1650 in Leipzig.
Two years after the end of the 30-year war, transformed by the Leipzig printer and bookseller Timothy Ritzsch. It’s been till 1643, then four times appearing in the week »Weekly newspaper," into a daily newspaper”.
The "Incoming newspapers" appeared from 1650 six times a week. Each issue consisted of four pages in the format of about 13.5 x 17 centimeters.
Circulation was about 200 copies. Set of the "incoming newspapers" were printed in metal type, they were on a wooden printing press by hand.

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