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In 1771 Benjamin started calculations of astronomy. Benjamin was 58 when he calculated his first eclipse correctly.

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In Benjamins letter was hand written, had a part about stopping false ideas, and also tried to prove that black people are just as good as white people.

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Benjamin Banneker was hired to design the streets and buildings in Washington.

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Benjamin was in the publishing business for about 5 years. Benjamin had a whole personal library just for him self. Some of the books he wrote helped fisher men around the globe. Benjamin Banneker wrote many types of Almanacs.

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* Born 1731 November  9
* Died 1806 October 19-25
* Predicted first solar eclipse when he was 58 in 1789

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Benjamin studied the insides of a watch and then made a clock out of wood and gears. The clock was made entirely with a knife. the clock he built was the first clock in the New World. This clock lasted 40-50 years and was on a precise time.