Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / Life of Robert Stevenson, Civil Engineer / Braille

Life of Robert Stevenson, Civil Engineer ⠃⠗⠋ 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

430,807 braille cells · 445 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,264 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.