Book Used by the Wright Family, "Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects," 1873
THF241742 / Book Used by the Wright Family, "Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects," 1873 / front cover
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Artifact Overview
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 Details
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1873
Place of Creation
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
Location
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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