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Benjamin Banneker

Benjamin Banneker was one the best-known black people in early United States history.  He was an astronomer, farmer, mathematician and surveyor.  He contributed greatly to the rise of African Americans in science.

Benjamin Banneker was born in 1731 near Baltimore.  His grandmother, an Englishwoman, taught him how to read and write.  For many year he attended a small school open to blacks and whites.  There he developed an interest in mathematics and science.  Later, while farming, he pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.  In 1753 he completed a clock built entirely of wood.  He carved each gear by hand.  His only models were a pocket watch and a picture of a clock.  The clock kept almost perfect time for over 50 years.

     In 1791, Banneker was an assistant to Major Andrew Ellicott, the surveyor appointed by President George Washington to lay out the boundaries of the District of Columbia.  Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson had recommended Banneker for this work.

     From 1791 to 1796, Benjamin made all the astronomical and tide calculations and weather predictions for a yearly almanac.  Benjamin se...

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