A refracting telescope uses a lens instead of a mirror to focus the incoming light, relying on refraction rather than reflection to achieve its purpose. Refraction is the bending of a beam of light as it passes from one transparent medium (for example, air) into another (such as glass).
—from Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (7th Edition), a book by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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4810. | bon (wthboms6) | 68.24 | 96% | 2020-10-12 |
4811. | Caroline (chanrin22) | 68.23 | 96% | 2018-03-27 |
4812. | Chawin (nick41746) | 68.22 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
4813. | Sunny (randomchamps) | 68.21 | 95% | 2018-09-11 |
4814. | Suthichai (randombadger) | 68.21 | 98% | 2019-12-28 |
4815. | Chee Kean (trufflemuffle) | 68.18 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
4816. | Derek (dtblanken81) | 68.18 | 97% | 2019-12-02 |
4817. | Chirag (tkdchirag) | 68.18 | 99% | 2020-12-18 |
4818. | Rahul (gudiracer) | 68.17 | 95% | 2019-10-09 |
4819. | sybell john sajan (sybell) | 68.15 | 97% | 2017-08-30 |
4820. | Joshua (wthjosh) | 68.15 | 95% | 2017-10-08 |
4821. | Brum brum (pwnxl) | 68.15 | 97% | 2020-02-10 |
4822. | Ryan (rhyemar) | 68.14 | 96% | 2018-02-27 |
4823. | Bear (pr0d19y) | 68.14 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
4824. | Gerhard (gkuschnik) | 68.13 | 96% | 2019-07-05 |
4825. | Aaron (miniturk101) | 68.13 | 97% | 2019-10-16 |
4826. | JV (maxmalakas) | 68.11 | 98% | 2017-10-22 |
4827. | Rk (rktyper) | 68.11 | 96% | 2019-01-15 |
4828. | Bilbo (bilboballins) | 68.10 | 92% | 2020-12-01 |
4829. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 68.10 | 97% | 2020-05-22 |
4830. | Grey (grey2) | 68.10 | 95% | 2020-02-14 |
4831. | Manmit (manny_the_potato) | 68.08 | 95% | 2019-10-30 |
4832. | pit-a-pet (dragoness_lily) | 68.06 | 96% | 2019-12-11 |
4833. | Kay (kkayakk) | 68.06 | 98% | 2018-10-12 |
4834. | d (devcappp) | 68.05 | 95% | 2020-11-22 |
4835. | Blue (blue4269) | 68.05 | 97% | 2019-12-20 |
4836. | Ethan (vultrix) | 68.04 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
4837. | Lewis (vathlauss) | 68.04 | 97% | 2017-11-18 |
4838. | Home (joeyhockey77) | 68.04 | 95% | 2020-11-02 |
4839. | Christopher (sellite) | 68.03 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
Default (English) | 12,575 | 77.00 | January 13, 2017 |
Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
ᗜ Stenography | 4 | 71.67 | September 10, 2020 |