Benjamin Banneker : : Astronomer and Mathematician
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Includes index.
The Banneky family -- Benjamin the student -- In the stars -- A plea for freedom.
Eighteenth-century mathematician and astronomer Benjamin Banneker was widely known and respected in his time. Most of what he knew, he taught himself. His letter to Thomas Jefferson asked the future president to reconsider his racial prejudices. Learn about Banneker, who abolitionists would use as proof that people of any race can be equally intelligent.
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The Black American journey
PUBLISHED
Mankato, MN : Childs World Inc., 2021.
Year Published: 2021
Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781503853782
1503853780
SUBJECTS
Banneker, Benjamin, -- 1731-1806.
Astronomers -- United States -- Biography.
African American scientists -- Biography.
African Americans -- Biography.