Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Physics / International Language and Science / Braille

International Language and Science ⠃⠗⠋ 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

196,009 braille cells · 209 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,814 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.