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A substantial mythology exaggerating Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments has developed during the two centuries that have elapsed since he lived.〔(1) (2) (Cerami, p. 142. ), "(Banneker) has existed in dim memory mainly on mangled ideas about his work, and even utter falsehoods that are unwise attempts to glorify a man who needs no such embellishment. ........ (3) 〕〔 At Google Books.〕 Several such urban legends describe Banneker's alleged activities in the Washington, D.C. area around the time that he assisted Andrew Ellicott in the federal district boundary survey.〔〔Bedini, 1999, p. 136.〕〔(1) (Bedini, 1970, p. 7. ) "The name of Benjamin Banneker, the Afro-American self-taught mathemetician and almanac-maker, occurs again and again in the several published accounts of the survey of Washington City begun in 1791, but with conflicting reports of the role which he played. Writers have implied a wide range of involvement, from the keeper of horses or supervisor of the woodcutters, to the full responsibility of not only the survey of the ten mile square but the design of the city as well. None of these accounts has described the contribution which Banneker actually made." (2) (Cerami, pp. 142-143 ). (3) (Murdock ) (4) (Toscano ) (5) Fasanelli, Florence D, "Benjamin Banneker's Life and Mathematics: Web of Truth? Legends as Facts; Man vs. Legend," a talk given on January 8, 2004, at the MAA/AMS meeting in Phoenix, AZ. ''Cited in'' (6) (7) 〕 Others involve his clock, his almanacs and his journals.〔 All lack support by historical evidence. Some are contradicted by such evidence. A United States postage stamp and the names of a number of recreational and cultural facilities, schools, streets and other facilities and institutions throughout the United States have commemorated Banneker's documented and mythical accomplishments throughout the years since he lived. ==Mythology of Benjamin Banneker== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mythology and legacy of Benjamin Banneker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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