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Benjamin Banneker : Astronomer and Mathematician by Laura Baskes Litwin (2004, Library Binding)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherEnslow Publishing, LLC

ISBN-100766012085

ISBN-139780766012080

eBay Product ID (ePID)410667

Product Key Features

Book TitleBenjamin Banneker : Astronomer and Mathematician

Number of Pages112 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

Publication Year2004

IllustratorYes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorLaura Baskes Litwin

Book SeriesAfrican-American Biographies Ser.

FormatLibrary Binding

Dimensions

Item Weight12.2 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN98-034913

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromSixth Grade

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Dewey Decimal520/.92 B

Grade ToSeventh Grade

SynopsisBenjamin Banneker, born in 1731, was a man ahead of his time. As a free African American in a time of slavery, Banneker was not welcome in white society, and he spent most of his life on his Maryland farm. There he harnessed his keen and curious intellect to teach himself complex mathematics and astronomy. Banneker secured a place in history with many accomplishments, including his role in surveying the site for the capital city, Washington D.C., and his published almanacs with precise tide calculations and weather predictions. Banneker's accomplishments were used by abolitionists as proof of the intellectual powers of his race, and Banneker himself was one of the first African Americans to speak out against slavery.

LC Classification NumberQB36.B22L58 1999