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The New Astronomy ⠃⠗⠋ 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.

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⠼⠉⠃⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠎⠅⠑⠞⠉⠓⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠕⠥⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠗⠕⠝⠁⠂⠀
⠼⠁⠓⠋⠊⠲⠀⠶⠠⠥⠲⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠁⠎⠞⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠥⠗⠧⠑⠽⠀
⠠⠠⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠦⠥⠝⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠴⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞
⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠞⠕⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠁⠝⠉⠽⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀
⠎⠕⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠙⠁⠗⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠺⠊⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠃⠗⠥⠞⠑⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠓⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠗⠁⠛⠕⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠉⠇⠊⠏⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠼⠁⠓⠙⠃⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠏⠑⠗⠏⠊⠛⠝⠁⠝⠂
⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠋⠕⠕⠙⠀⠞⠺⠑⠝⠞⠽⠤⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠓⠕⠥⠗⠎⠀⠺⠁⠎⠂⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠦⠞⠕⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠴⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠀⠙⠕⠛⠀⠎⠑⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠁⠋⠂⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠧⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠗⠁⠧⠑⠝⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠝⠂⠀⠓⠑
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⠍⠊⠝⠥⠞⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠝⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠓
⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠺⠕⠝⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠞⠂
⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠑⠎⠉⠁⠏⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠽⠀
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