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.