Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) / Braille

The Steam Engine Explained and Illustrated (Seventh Edition) ⠃⠗⠋ 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

934,010 braille cells · 974 embossed pages at 40×25 · 5,157 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.