Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Physics / A Discourse Presented to the Most Serene Don Cosimo II., Great Duke of Tuscany, Concerning the Natation of Bodies Vpon, and Submersion In, the Water. / Braille

A Discourse Presented to the Most Serene Don Cosimo II., Great Duke of Tuscany, Concerning the Natation of Bodies Vpon, and Submersion In, the Water. ⠃⠗⠋ 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

229,586 braille cells · 243 embossed pages at 40×25 · 850 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.