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Benjamin Banneker : brilliant surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer / by Erika Wittekind ; content consultant, Sandra Perot, Lecturer, History, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wittekind, Erika, 1980- author.
- Series:
- Great minds of science (Core Library (Firm))
- Great Minds of Science
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806--Juvenile literature.
- Banneker, Benjamin.
- United States.
- Astronomers--United States--Biography.
- Astronomers.
- African American scientists--Biography.
- African American scientists.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations, maps, portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Chronicles the life and career of the brilliant African American scientist and astronomer and his influence on the capital city's design, popular almanacs of the late eighteenth century, and even the fight for equality. -- Source othe than Library of Congress.
- Contents:
- Curious at a young age
- Banneker's clock
- Studying the stars
- National recognition.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781629697369
- 1629697362
- OCLC:
- 950887114
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