Benjamin Banneker: American Scientific PioneerCapstone, 2006 - 112 pàgines Biography of the African-American man who, as a self-taught mathematician and astronomer, helped survey the site of the Nation's Capitol and published several popular almanacs. |
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BANNEKERS BOLD DECLARATION | 9 |
THE GIFTED CHILD | 27 |
A CHANGE IN THE VALLEY | 47 |
AN IMPORTANT TASK | 69 |
BANNEKERS LAST YEARS | 89 |
LIFE AT A GLANCE | 102 |
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