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Benjamin Banneker

Kevin Conley ; senior consulting editor, Nathan Irvin Huggins

(Black Americans of achievement)

Chelsea House Publishers, c1989

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Benjamin Banneker : scientist and mathematician

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Bibliography: p. 106

Includes index

Summary: A biography of the eighteenth-century black tobacco farmer who taught himself mathematics, astronomy, and clockmaking; became famous for his almanacs; and assisted in the original survey of Washington, D.C.

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-- Critically acclaimed biographies of history's most notable African-Americans -- Straightforward and objective writing -- Lavishly illustrated with photographs and memorabilia -- Essential for multicultural studies

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