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Benjamin Banneker


This weeks Throwback Thursday shines a light on Benjamin Banneker


Benjamin Banneker

1731-1806


Taught to read by his grandmother. He is a self-taught mathematician and astronomer.


In 1753, Built the first clock in America modeled by a pocket watch.


In1788, Banneker started making astronomical calculations that led to his prediction of a solar eclipse that happened in 1789.


In February of 1791, he surveyed the Capital of the U.S including the streets and buildings.


He is well known for his 6 almanacs in 1792.


August 19, 1793, sent a letter to Thomas Jefferson on the injustice of slavery along with a copy of his almanacs.


Check out these Books on Banneker:

Benjamin Banneker Scientist and Mathematician (Black Americans of Achievement) by Kevin Conley Benjamin Banneker: Surveyor, Astronomer, Publisher, Patriot by Charles A. Cerami and Robert M. Silverstein Dear Benjamin Banneker By Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney








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