Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / How To / Astronomy with an Opera-glass / Braille

Astronomy with an Opera-glass ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

285,394 braille cells · 302 embossed pages at 40×25 · 900 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.