In 1753, it was completed. It was made of wood and he had carved the gears by hand. This was the first clock built in the United States. For more than forty years, the clock struck every hour. In addition to creating America's first clock, Banneker had an interest in astronomy. When Banneker's friend Andrew Ellicott died, he left him books on astronomy, scientific instruments, and a telescope...
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Banneker began to study astronomy and made mathematical calculations of the stars and constellations. He used these calculations to correctly predict a solar eclipse that took place on April 14, 1789. His abilities in astronomy and mathematics led him to create an almanac in 1792. In it he made all the calculations himself and included information about the times of eclipses, weather forecasts, the hours of sunrise and sunset, festival days, holidays, and much more...
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Why did the British Government decide to evacuate children from major British cities in the early years of the Second World War? 5 million people to leave the cities for the safety of the countryside. The citizens of Britain, generally secure from enemy action for almost 1000 years, now found themselves vulnerable, and became more so with each advance in aviation technology...	2 / 418
how did the effects of the blitz covered up by the british government But in others it could have ended the war sooner because the Germans or the English may have believed that they could not keep up with the other and opt out of the fight...	2 / 412
Britain Evacuation in World War Two This would stop people from working and less supplies would be made which could eventually lose Britain the war. Many people would still remember the destruction of World War One and they would also the remember the bombing and havoc that came because of this...	3 / 585
The Blitz Government buildings were important to Britain and major targets to Germany ,because if Britain’s Government is disabled, there is no one there to organise defence attacks or even to run the country! The docks in London were attacked often...	6 / 1504