关于本杰明·班纳克

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BANNEKER, BENJAMIN 1731 —1806

During the planning of Washington D.C., Benjamin Banneker served as a scientific assistant to Major Andrew Ellicott, the surveyor of the area. When Pierre L’Enfant, the original planner of the District, was dismissed from the project, he took his plans for the capital city with him. Banneker reportedly recreated the plans from memory for the government. An African-American mathematician and self-taught astronomer, Banneker calculated ephemerides (astronomical tables) for use in popular almanacs. His work in this area helped bring him fame and success. He wrote letters to Thomas Jefferson advocating for abolition, which were later published and used by abolitionist groups. He also created a wooden clock, using only a pocket watch for an example. Bannaker’s other works included a treatiseon bees and a computation of the cycle of the seventeen-year locust. In the context of a slave-owning culture, Banneker’s achievements were extraordinary and today are celebrated as a milestone in American history.

班纳克，本杰明 1731 -1806

在华盛顿特区的规划期间，本杰明·班纳克(BenjaminBanneker)曾担任该地区检验员安德鲁·艾莉少校的科学助理。当该地区的原规划人皮埃尔·伦凡特(PierreL’enfant)被从该项目中解雇时，他带着自己的首都规划一同离去。据报道，班纳克根据记忆为政府重新创建了这些计划。班纳克是一位非裔美国数学家和自学成才的天文学家，他计算出了用于流行年历的“临时表”(ephemerides，天文表)，在这方面的工作给他带来了名声和成功班内克写信给托马斯·杰斐逊，呼吁废除奴隶制，这些信件后来被出版并被废奴主义者团体使用。他还创造了一个木制的时钟，仅使用怀表为例。班纳克的其他作品包括一篇关于蜜蜂的论文和一篇关于17年蝗灾周期的计算。在奴隶主文化的背景下，班纳克的成就是非凡的，在今天被誉为美国历史上的一个里程碑。