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Author:
Bedini, Silvio A.
Title:
The life of Benjamin Banneker : the first African-American man of science / Silvio A. Bedini.
Edition:
2nd ed., rev. and expanded.
Publisher:
Maryland Historical Society,
Copyright Date:
1999
Description:
xxiv, 428 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Banneker, Benjamin,--1731-1806.
Astronomers--United States--Biography.
African American scientists--Biography.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-416) and index.
Contents:
The heritage and the land -- Home and family -- Friends and neighbors -- Work and study -- The great adventure -- His first almanac -- The years of fulfillment -- Scientific considerations -- The final years -- "Stout" Rediviva: a return to the past -- The man remembered.
ISBN:
9780938420637 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0938420631 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780938420590 (alk. paper)
0938420593 (alk. paper)
LCCN:
98022848
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

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