Book Used by Milton Wright, "On the Genesis of Species," 1871
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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
1871
Creators
Mivart, St. George Jackson, 1827-1900
Place of Creation
United States, New York, New York
Creator Notes
Written by St. George Jackson Mivart and published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, New York.
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
38.792.123
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.
Material
Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Purple
Gold (Color)
Inscriptions
On spine: THE / GENESIS / OF / SPECIES / MIVART Handwritten inside front cover: Telescope Library / Aug. 1871 [crossed out] Handwritten on first page: No 19. / Telescope Library / Aug. 1871 [crossed out]/ Voted to M. Wright May 1873.
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