Benjamin Banneker, astronomer and scientist

by Margaret Goff Clark

Other authorsRussell Hoover (Illustrator)
Ebook, 1971

Contents

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CONTENTS
1. Can thee read, Benjamin? (p. 7)
2. The last day (p. 17)
3. The wooden clock (p. 25)
4. Let's ask Banneker (p. 32)
5. Important visitors (p. 39)
6. Ben discovers astronomy (p. 49)
7. Time for science (p. 57)
8. Ben helps to plan a city (p. 68)
9. Maker of almanacs (p. 80)
10. Worth more than gold (p. 87)
Index (p. 95)

Description

A biography of the free-born black man who, as a self-taught mathematician and astronomer, helped survey the site of the Nation's Capitol and published several popular almanacs.

Pages

96
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