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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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⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
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⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠎⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠂⠼⠃⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠗⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠊⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠍⠊⠇⠑⠎⠀
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