Book Used by the Wright Family, "Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects," 1873
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Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Bishop Milton Wright maintained an extensive library in his Dayton, Ohio, home. His books ranged from scientific works like Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, to poems by Virgil, to novels by Mark Twain. Wright's sons, Wilbur and Orville, used the bishop's books on physics and ornithology to start their research on the problem of human flight.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1873
Creators
Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Written by Hermann von Helmholtz, translated by Edmund Atkinson, and published by D. Appleton and Company, New York City, new York.
Collection Title
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Wright Cycle Shop
Object ID
38.792.196
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Canvas
Technique
Printing (Process)
Bookbinding (Process)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 5.375 in
Inscriptions
On spine: POPULAR / LECTURES / ON / SCIENTIFIC / SUBJECTS / H. HELMHOLTZ
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