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3. Propositions relative to parallel lines, undated

 Item — Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The collection contains a small assortment of George B. Wood's poetry, 1820-1849. Folder 1 contains a fragmentary commonplace book with two lengthy undated poems, one untitled, the other, "The triumph of Morpheus" (pp. 19-30). The volume also contains nine geometrical theorems (pp. 119126) based on Wood's studies at the University of Pennsylvania in 1814.

Folder 2 contains seven poems on friendship, 1820-1831, originally written in albums of several individuals; Wood's translations of five poems by Schiller, circa 1849; and three undated drafts or fragments of poems.

Dates

  • undated

Extent

From the Collection: 2 folders

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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