Benjamin Banneker
by Catherine A. Welch
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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 man, he built a clock out of wood, using just a carving knife. He helped to survey and plot out the site for the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. He published several almanacs that helped farmers, merchants, and sailors predict the weather and know the dates of holidays and festivals. --publisher's website.
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Originally published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
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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.
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