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Banneker
[ ban-i-ker ]
noun
- Benjamin, 1731–1806, U.S. mathematician, natural historian, and astronomer.
Banneker
/ băn′ĭ-kər /
- American mathematician and astronomer who correctly predicted a solar eclipse in 1789. Although he had little formal education, Banneker published an almanac (1791–1802) containing his calculations of tidal cycles and future eclipses.
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I have a long letter from Banneker, which shows him to have had a mind of very common stature indeed.
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This interest led George Ellicott to lend Banneker a number of mathematical books and instruments.
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The meeting with the Ellicotts was of signal advantage to Banneker, and ultimately proved the turning point in his career.
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It was, therefore, as a free man that he became the husband of Mary Banneker, whose surname he adopted for his own.
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Banneker lived, however, eight years longer than he thought he would, but Ellicott faithfully lived up to this contract.
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