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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1075. | Harlequin (harlequingrim) | 102.07 | 96% | 2019-03-17 |
1076. | Darko (darkec) | 102.06 | 98% | 2020-08-03 |
1077. | Guiseppe (baconator3) | 102.05 | 98% | 2017-06-29 |
1078. | nonentity (uptheante) | 102.03 | 96% | 2018-04-24 |
1079. | falling down (_nirvana) | 102.03 | 98% | 2019-04-01 |
1080. | Rodrigo (rugoso) | 102.01 | 99% | 2019-08-27 |
1081. | arps (arpz) | 101.95 | 98% | 2019-10-14 |
1082. | (jonsport) | 101.95 | 98% | 2020-12-03 |
1083. | Marco Q. (corzair) | 101.92 | 99% | 2017-06-14 |
1084. | Daniel (delerak) | 101.90 | 99% | 2019-01-31 |
1085. | KILLA (longhin_mark) | 101.90 | 98% | 2020-04-20 |
1086. | Allen (allen135190) | 101.90 | 98% | 2018-12-17 |
1087. | Diana (agent_artemis) | 101.87 | 99% | 2020-02-17 |
1088. | Linfeng (llinfeng) | 101.85 | 98% | 2017-04-09 |
1089. | Andrew (deathwrecker) | 101.84 | 96% | 2017-05-16 |
1090. | Harold (haroldfinch) | 101.82 | 97% | 2018-05-13 |
1091. | Peggy (peggyrwa) | 101.80 | 97% | 2017-06-15 |
1092. | naughtius (naughtiusmaximus) | 101.75 | 99% | 2019-11-21 |
1093. | steff (_stuf) | 101.74 | 98% | 2019-09-03 |
1094. | Adm1n (vilius8) | 101.73 | 98% | 2019-09-10 |
1095. | Natty (nattyp123) | 101.73 | 97% | 2019-11-21 |
1096. | Andrew (nosingaround) | 101.71 | 97% | 2020-11-05 |
1097. | Antonio (stazzo) | 101.69 | 97% | 2017-02-03 |
1098. | Mickle (glawd) | 101.67 | 95% | 2017-07-14 |
1099. | liftler (liftler) | 101.66 | 99% | 2020-06-01 |
1100. | Donald (dhonuill) | 101.65 | 98% | 2019-07-29 |
1101. | index finger spacebar user ... | 101.65 | 97% | 2020-09-10 |
1102. | Paolo (invelt) | 101.64 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
1103. | D (dmaulish) | 101.64 | 98% | 2019-07-24 |
1104. | ✖-Bows (xbows) | 101.63 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
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 |