What did Benjamin Banneker use his knowledge of astronomy for?
Authoring almanacs
Predicting eclipses
Designing telescopes
Teaching at a university
Answer
Benjamin Banneker's knowledge of astronomy helped him author a commercially successful series of almanacs. These almanacs contained information on tides, weather predictions, and astronomical data, which were useful for farmers and sailors.
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