Banneker Benjamin
Ban·ne·ker
(băn′ĭ-kər), Benjamin 1731-1806. American mathematician and astronomer who published an almanac (1792-1797) containing ephemerides that he had calculated.
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Ban·ne·ker
(băn′ĭ-kər), Benjamin 1731-1806. American mathematician and astronomer. He correctly predicted a solar eclipse in 1789. Banneker published an almanac from 1791 to 1802 that contained tide tables, future eclipses, and medicinal information.
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