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Benjamin Banneker By Demetrius Thompson
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All About Benjamin Benjamin Banneker, the son of Robert and Mary Bannaky was born in 1731. His grandfather was a slave from Africa and his grandmother, an indentured servant from England. His grandfather was known as Banna Ka, then later as Bannaky, his grandmother as Molly Walsh.
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Benjamin
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The 1795 Almanac was one of six, published annually from 1792 to 1797. In an era when books of any kind were a luxury found in few households, almanacs were common. They included scientific information, such as weather forecasts, tide tables, lunar and solar eclipses, and the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon; they were also infused with mild poems, proverbs, and other bits of general information. The cover of Benjamin Bannekers 1795 Almanac features a woodcut portrait of the author, scientist, mathematician, farmer, astronomer, publisher and urban planner at age 64. The unknown artist who created the portrait depicts Banneker in the Quaker garb he always wore, a simple dark jacket and white shirt although he was closely affiliated with Quakers Banneker never became a member of the Religious Society of Friends. Benjamin Banneker Almanac
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Reflection He was a good man and that his books was ok. He die at a young age he was good at mathematician, Scientist,nice Author,Farmer,Astronomer. I learn a lot a bout Benjamin Banneker and I will like to read more of his books and that all folk. The end
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Benjamin Death In 1761, at the age of 30, Banneker constructed a striking wooden clock without having seen a clock before that time, although he had examined a pocket watch. The clock operated successfully until the time of his death.
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