Library / Physics / Stargazing: Past and Present / Braille
Stargazing: Past and Present ⠃⠗⠋ 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
589,321 braille cells · 611 embossed pages at 40×25 · 2,433 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.