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Dear Benjamin Banneker

1994 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 1994
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 921/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Dear Benjamin Banneker by : Andrea Davis Pinkney

Download or read book Dear Benjamin Banneker written by Andrea Davis Pinkney. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Banneker, a free black mathematician and astronomer, takes a stand against slavery and writes Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson about his slave-owning policies.

Benjamin Banneker

2008-04-21 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2008-04-21
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 611/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Benjamin Banneker by : Charles A. Cerami

Download or read book Benjamin Banneker written by Charles A. Cerami. This book was released on 2008-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first biography of a major figure in early US and African American history A household name and unparalleled hero revered in every African American household, Benjamin Banneker was a completely self-taught mathematical genius who achieved professional status in astronomy, navigation, and engineering. His acknowledged expertise and superior surveying skills led to his role as coworker with the Founding Fathers in planning our nation’s capitol, Washington, DC. His annual Banneker’s Almanac was the first written by a black and outsold the major competition. In addition, he was a vocal force in the fight for the abolition of slavery. Yet, despite his accomplishments, there has been no biography of this important man—until now. Written by an author with strong ties across the Washington-Maryland-Virginia area where abolitionist societies revered Banneker, this long overdue biography at last gives the hard-earned attention this prominent hero and his accomplishments deserve.

The Life of Benjamin Banneker

1984 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 1984
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Life of Benjamin Banneker by : Silvio A. Bedini

Download or read book The Life of Benjamin Banneker written by Silvio A. Bedini. This book was released on 1984. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biography of the great black American scientist and abolitionist who wrote an almanac and helped survey Washington.

Benjamin Banneker

2003-08-01 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2003-08-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 14X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Benjamin Banneker by : Ginger Wadsworth

Download or read book Benjamin Banneker written by Ginger Wadsworth. This book was released on 2003-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True or False? Benjamin Banneker used a telescope and mathematics to predict a solar eclipse. True! In 1789, Banneker calculated when the moon would pass between the earth and sun. And he did it without any formal math or science training. As a young boy, he worked on the farm owned by his father, who was a freed slave in Maryland. He helped to survey and plot out the site for the U.S. capital city, Washington, D.C. He also published several almanacs that helped farmers, merchants, and sailors predict the weather and know the dates of holidays and festivals.

Ticktock Banneker's Clock

2016-09-01 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2016-09-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 654/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Ticktock Banneker's Clock by : Shana Keller

Download or read book Ticktock Banneker's Clock written by Shana Keller. This book was released on 2016-09-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife. This picture book biography focuses on one episode in a remarkable life.

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