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Procéde pour écrire au moyen des points.
Paris, 1837.
Braille, himself blind, modified the system of elevated points first suggested by Charles Barbier in 1820 for enabling the blind to read. In 1837 he added symbols for mathematics and music to his six dot system.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #5851 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7185 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | procde-pour-crire-au-moyen-des-points |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Paris