Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Physics / A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar / Braille

A Guide to the Scientific Knowledge of Things Familiar ⠃⠗⠋ 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

471,198 braille cells · 493 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,588 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.