Benjamin Banneker
By: Catherine A. Welch
Series: History maker bios; History maker bios
Publisher: Barnes & Noble
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780760786406
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Astronomers; Biography; African American scientists; Astronomes; Biographies; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Scientifiques noirs américains
Description: In 1789, Banneker calculated when the moon would pass between the earth and sun. And he did it without any formal math or science training. As a young man, he built a clock out of wood, using just a carving knife. He helped to survey and plot out the site for the U.S. capital, Washington, D.C. He published several almanacs that helped farmers, merchants, and sailors predict the weather and know the dates of holidays and festivals. --publisher's website.
Notes: Originally published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47) and index.
Table of contents: title: Family and chores; title: Neighbors, work, and study; title: Stargazing; title: Banneker's almanacs; title: Fears and dreams; title: Timeline; title: Digging up Banneker's homesite.