Benjamin Banneker, Almanac, 1795
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Benjamin Banneker, Almanac, 1795
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Benjamin Banneker (November 9, 1731 - October 9, 1806) was an African-American scientist, surveyor, and almanac author. Born to a free African-American woman and a former slave, he had little formal education and was largely self-taught. In 1753, Banneker completed a wooden clock that struck on the hour and was able to start up his own watch and clock repair business. Borrowing books on astronomy and mathematics, he accurately predicted a 1789 solar eclipse. In the early 1790s, he compiled and published his Almanac and Ephemeris of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland. He corresponded with Thomas Jefferson on the topics of slavery and racial equality.
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