Louis Braille Knowledge Flashcard

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Louis Braille was born on January 4, 1809, in Coupvray, which country?

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France

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Louis Braille's father made saddles and harnesses for what in his workshop?

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Horses

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What caused Louis Braille to become completely blind by the age of five?

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An infection

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Books for the blind to read by touch at that time featured giant raised what, but they were very heavy, difficult to produce, and not practical?

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Letters

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Louis Braille learned about which communication system invented by a French army captain named Charles Barbier?

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Night writing

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By what age did Louis Braille transform night writing into a new alphabet?

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15

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Louis Braille's invention allowed full-length books for whom to be lighter and smaller, making them much easier to print?

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The blind

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What also enabled blind people to read and write music and mathematical equations?

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The Braille system