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【Historical records主语】【 indicate谓语】【 that (by 16th century 从句时间状语)(the Chinese 从句主语)(had already invented 从句谓语)(paper从句宾语) (and had it brought to 并列谓语)( 前面的 it 和Europe从句并列宾语 )宾语从句】,【causing great amazement among the Europeans现在分词短语,作状语,表示结果】