Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Physics / Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works / Braille

Sir William Herschel: His Life and Works ⠃⠗⠋ 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

255,659 braille cells · 265 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,187 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.