Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Earth / Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 / Braille

Scientific American Supplement, No. 601, July 9, 1887 ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

185,065 braille cells · 194 embossed pages at 40×25 · 487 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠕⠊⠇⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠉⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠇⠇⠁⠛⠑⠀⠔⠀⠠⠋⠊⠋⠑⠩⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠭⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠞⠀⠯⠀⠀⠊⠝⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠀
⠃⠑⠢⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠞⠫⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠊⠇⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠂⠀⠎⠀⠀⠞⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠏⠜⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠔⠀
⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑
⠀⠽⠀⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀
⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠷⠀⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠉⠕⠌⠂⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠬⠀⠑⠭⠏⠢⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠻⠍⠁⠝⠢⠉⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠐⠥⠀
⠧⠜⠽⠬⠀⠯⠀⠇⠪⠀⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠻⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠁⠞⠢⠞⠑⠑⠎⠀
⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠉⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠼⠁⠚⠚⠀⠉⠥⠃⠊⠉⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠀⠷⠀
⠼⠋⠚⠀⠉⠯⠇⠑⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠋⠀⠁⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠕⠊⠇⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠌⠀⠷⠀⠼⠉⠎⠲⠀⠼⠁⠁⠰⠙⠲⠀⠏⠻⠀⠀⠼⠁⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀⠉⠥⠃⠊⠉⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠿⠀⠕⠊⠇⠂⠀⠋⠥⠑⠇⠂⠀⠯⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠆⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠀⠑⠭⠏⠢⠎⠑⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠥⠗⠗⠫⠂⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠏⠥⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠔⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠓⠀⠶⠮⠀
⠧⠊⠇⠇⠁⠛⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠥⠙⠫⠀⠞⠕⠶⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀⠊⠝⠿⠍⠫⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠀
⠎⠢⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠞⠢⠞⠑⠑⠎⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠼⠁⠚⠚⠀
⠉⠥⠃⠊⠉⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠷⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠏⠻⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠀⠕⠊⠇⠆⠀⠃⠀⠮⠽⠀
⠸⠓⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠞⠑⠌⠬⠀⠮⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠍⠔⠁⠞⠬⠀⠏⠪⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠛⠁⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠄⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠻⠧⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠫⠀⠼⠓⠚⠀⠉⠥⠃⠊⠉⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠏⠻⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠮⠽⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠅⠝⠪⠬

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.