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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2869. | Alex (itsldog) | 82.48 | 91% | 2017-03-25 |
2870. | mindgitrwx (mindgitrwx) | 82.48 | 98% | 2019-02-10 |
2871. | Jop (jopidia) | 82.48 | 96% | 2017-12-15 |
2872. | dylan (dbfilmm) | 82.47 | 98% | 2017-08-21 |
2873. | Samadhan Jadhav (vaishalisam) | 82.47 | 98% | 2017-10-19 |
2874. | Carlo (carlof) | 82.47 | 97% | 2019-08-28 |
2875. | RamEatsCow (sddhrthrt) | 82.46 | 96% | 2020-11-11 |
2876. | dudu (dudu1061) | 82.45 | 91% | 2017-03-16 |
2877. | Senyuu (senyuu) | 82.45 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
2878. | Bad (verybadwriter123) | 82.45 | 98% | 2020-08-16 |
2879. | LukeyDubs (keoni96) | 82.41 | 92% | 2017-05-17 |
2880. | Gener Ian (gener) | 82.40 | 99% | 2018-07-11 |
2881. | random (thelastprime) | 82.39 | 94% | 2017-05-29 |
2882. | John (bockerloz) | 82.39 | 98% | 2019-01-16 |
2883. | Radosław (radoslaw_) | 82.35 | 98% | 2017-04-30 |
2884. | tstats[pianisthassan] (pian... | 82.32 | 98% | 2017-11-16 |
2885. | HotTubStream (hottubstream) | 82.31 | 97% | 2019-08-20 |
2886. | Noah (noahdaniel) | 82.31 | 97% | 2019-12-28 |
2887. | you (michellechihoatang) | 82.31 | 95% | 2020-06-05 |
2888. | Henry (rustylimbs) | 82.31 | 94% | 2017-01-16 |
2889. | Kristi (prera) | 82.29 | 94% | 2017-04-07 |
2890. | balloon (balloon_u) | 82.29 | 98% | 2017-10-03 |
2891. | ngmh (ngmh) | 82.28 | 97% | 2020-11-18 |
2892. | Hargreaves (hargreaves) | 82.27 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
2893. | Cian (lagnic) | 82.26 | 95% | 2019-03-01 |
2894. | Mic (kirosaima) | 82.26 | 97% | 2017-03-08 |
2895. | Hannah (hannahtree) | 82.25 | 92% | 2017-05-16 |
2896. | notjoyu (notjoyu) | 82.23 | 97% | 2020-11-03 |
2897. | Stefan (zekan) | 82.23 | 98% | 2020-10-09 |
2898. | Nigerian (poobear_) | 82.23 | 97% | 2018-06-28 |
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 |