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What are you figuring now?

Jeri Ferris · 1988

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A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.

First sentence: In 1736, when wolves and wildcats (and the king of England) owned the Maryland woods, most folks lived on farms.

Book details

Year
1988
Language
English
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Editions
5
Pages
64
ISBN
9780876145210

Data source: Wikidata

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