Benjamin Banneker Facts _
- Born November 9, 1731 and Died October 9, 1806
- He was a self-taught free-born African American
- Banneker was never a slave
- He was a Mathematician, Astronomer, Scientist, Farmer, & Writer
- As an astronomer he predicted the Solar Eclipse of 1789
- Built a Wooden Clock based on a borrowed Pocket Watch
- As a young adult between the age of 20 - 25 years old, he constructed a Wooden Clock that kept accurate time for over 40 years!
- In 1791 he assisted in Surveying land for the development of Washington D.C.
- He is most famous for his series of Almanacs which he published annually
- Ephemeris is included in his most famous Almanac
- He was a voice of social change as he worked with politicians
- He is featured on the 1980 Postage Stamp
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