Tag: # Louis Braille

INTRODUCTION. The Braille-Brannan mathematical slate has applications beyond arithemetic calculations.  Here I present a scientific application of Braille-Brannan slate for the visually-impaired. The microscope is used to view human, and other chromosomes’.  The scientific notation used in discussion of human chromosomes’ is standardized by using letters of chromosome’ groups (ABCDEFG), plus chromosome’ numbers (1 to … Continue reading “Mathematical Slate”, Louis Braille, “Procedure for Writing Words, Music & Plainsong in Dots”, 1829.

Here I present: ARITHMETIC BRAILLE’, Louis Braille’, Procedure for Writing Words, Music & Plainsong in Dots”, 1829. INTRODUCTION. The Braille’ mathematical slate (cubarithm) is a tactile device that allows blind and visually impaired individuals to perform mathematical calculations. It typically consists of a partitioned slate, and a set of weighted cubes, each embossed with Braille’ symbols. These slates … Continue reading “ARITHEMETIC BRAILLE”, Louis Braille, Procedure for Writing Words, Music & Plainsong in Dots”, 1829.

  Here I present: Louis Braille‘, Procedure for Writing Words, Music & Plainsong‘, 1829. PART SIX (VI). INTRODUCTION. Louis Braille 1829 invention of the Braille writing system was a historic event. The “speech waveforms” were first represented as writing in Mesopotamia in 3,500 BC. The represention of the “waveform alphabet” shown ABOVE is different from the … Continue reading Louis Braille, “Procedure for Writing Words, Music & Plainsong”, 1829. PART SIX (VI).

Here I present: Louis Braille (1809-1852), “Procedure for Writing Words, Music, and Plainsong in Dots”, 1829. PART FOUR (4). INTRODUCTION. Louis Braille’s system is an early example of a “binary” representation of data – there are only two symbols (raised and flat), and yet combinations of them can be used to represent reference books and works of literature. Each character in braille is represented … Continue reading Louis Braille, “Procedure for Writing Words, Music, and Plainsong in Dots”, 1829. PART FOUR (4).

  Here I present: .Louis Braille (1809-1852), “Procedure for Writing Words, Music, and Plainsong in Dots”, 1829. CONTINUED­. INTRODUCTION. Your “fingers” are channels of digital communications to the  “Postcentral Gyrus” of your cerebral cortex.  This area of the brain cerebrum senses “tactile information” from five (5) different types of “touch receptor” cells within the skin. … Continue reading Louis Braille (1809-1852), “Procedure for Writing Words, Music, and Plainsong in Dots”, 1829. CONTINUED.