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- catalog abstract "Originally published by Scribner in 1972 to wide praise and critical acclaim, Silvio Bedini's work remains the definitive biography of Benjamin Banneker, the self-educated mathematician and astronomer who became America's first black scientist. Born a free man in Maryland in 1731, he had little formal education but developed a remarkable aptitude for mathematics. He assisted in surveying the area that was to become the District of Columbia, but his real achievement came with the creation of almanacs. Through much of the 1790s, his work influenced daily life in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. In 1791 he took up his pen and wrote to Thomas Jefferson, arguing that the treatment of blacks in the young United States was unwarranted and unfair.".
- catalog contributor b5761093.
- catalog created "[1971, c1972]".
- catalog date "1971".
- catalog date "[1971, c1972]".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "[1971, c1972]".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [377]-406.".
- catalog description "Originally published by Scribner in 1972 to wide praise and critical acclaim, Silvio Bedini's work remains the definitive biography of Benjamin Banneker, the self-educated mathematician and astronomer who became America's first black scientist. Born a free man in Maryland in 1731, he had little formal education but developed a remarkable aptitude for mathematics. He assisted in surveying the area that was to become the District of Columbia, but his real achievement came with the creation of almanacs. Through much of the 1790s, his work influenced daily life in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. In 1791 he took up his pen and wrote to Thomas Jefferson, arguing that the treatment of blacks in the young United States was unwarranted and unfair.".
- catalog description "The heritage and the land -- Home and family -- Friends and neighbors -- Work and study -- The great adventure -- His first almanac -- The years of fulfillment -- Scientific considerations -- The final years -- The man remembered.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 434 p.".
- catalog hasFormat "Life of Benjamin Banneker.".
- catalog identifier "0684125749".
- catalog isFormatOf "Life of Benjamin Banneker.".
- catalog issued "1971".
- catalog issued "[1971, c1972]".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York, Scribner".
- catalog relation "Life of Benjamin Banneker.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "520/.92/4 B".
- catalog subject "African American inventors Biography.".
- catalog subject "African American scientists Biography.".
- catalog subject "Astronomers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806.".
- catalog subject "QB36.B22 B4".
- catalog tableOfContents "The heritage and the land -- Home and family -- Friends and neighbors -- Work and study -- The great adventure -- His first almanac -- The years of fulfillment -- Scientific considerations -- The final years -- The man remembered.".
- catalog title "The life of Benjamin Banneker [by] Silvio A. Bedini.".
- catalog type "text".