Benjamin Banneker
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Benjamin Banneker
(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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