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William Moon was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind.

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William Moon

British inventor (1818-1894)

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William Moon was an Englishman who created Moon type, the first widely used practical reading alphabet for the blind.

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Engraved by D. & H. Taylor, after a photograph by W. & A. Fry via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

December 18, 1818

Died

October 9, 1894

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