01977cam a2200433 i 4500 266992815 TxAuBib 20160630120000.0 150116s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015931126 9781624038709 1624038700 TxAuBib rda Wittekind, Erika, 1980- Benjamin Banneker : brilliant surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer / by Erika Wittekind ; content consultant, Sandra Perot, Lecturer, History, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Minneapolis, MN : Core Library, [2016] ©2016. 48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Great minds of science (Core Library (Firm)) Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index. Curious at a young age -- Banneker's clock -- Studying the stars -- National recognition. Chronicles the life and career of the brilliant African American scientist and astronomer and his influence on the capital city's design, popular almanacs of the late eighteenth century, and even the fight for equality. -- Source othe than Library of Congress. 20160630. Banneker, Benjamin 1731-1806 Juvenile literature. Banneker, Benjamin, 1731-1806. Astronomers United States Biography Juvenile literature. Astronomers United States Biography. African American scientists Biography Juvenile literature. African American scientists Biography. African American scientists. Astronomers. United States. Biography. Juvenile works. Great minds of science (Core Library (Firm).)