Benjamin Banneker : brilliant surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer / by Erika Wittekind ; content consultant, Sandra Perot, Lecturer, History, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Publication Info.
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2016]
Chapter one. Curious at a young age -- chapter two. Banneker's clock -- chapter three. Studying the stars -- chapter four. National recognition.
Summary
This book is a biography on Benjamin Banneker. Readers will learn about Banneker's early life, personal life, his contributions to science, surveying, the Farmers' Almanac, and for his campaign against slavery.