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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3996. | ed72 (ed72) | 74.09 | 98% | 2019-05-28 |
3997. | MantroO (mantroo) | 74.09 | 96% | 2020-07-13 |
3998. | 𝚲 𝐋 𝐈 𝐒 𝐎 ... | 74.08 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
3999. | Richard (jorimi) | 74.08 | 98% | 2020-07-27 |
4000. | Aki (typewriter2003) | 74.08 | 97% | 2019-09-02 |
4001. | Phillip (ph33z) | 74.07 | 95% | 2017-03-10 |
4002. | Frank (fchiem) | 74.07 | 95% | 2017-12-02 |
4003. | George (geobro72898) | 74.06 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
4004. | tony (tonyamanoil) | 74.06 | 97% | 2020-10-16 |
4005. | joey (fryhyi) | 74.06 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
4006. | Sinful Sam (sinfulsam) | 74.05 | 98% | 2017-06-30 |
4007. | :/ (tweezers) | 74.05 | 97% | 2020-02-12 |
4008. | angrathar (angrathar) | 74.04 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
4009. | 死 (dusk69) | 74.04 | 93% | 2017-03-31 |
4010. | Jerod (jeroddddd) | 74.04 | 95% | 2020-11-02 |
4011. | Ramor (rom10cort) | 74.04 | 94% | 2017-02-12 |
4012. | Puneet (puneet28) | 73.99 | 97% | 2017-02-02 |
4013. | Kevin (kg0184) | 73.99 | 95% | 2017-07-17 |
4014. | Silversting (silversting) | 73.98 | 96% | 2017-02-09 |
4015. | tstats[kaitokidokuroba] (ka... | 73.97 | 97% | 2018-09-09 |
4016. | Yujie Du (duyujie0817) | 73.96 | 98% | 2018-07-25 |
4017. | Mato (metiu07) | 73.96 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
4018. | Ebru (ebruserce) | 73.94 | 97% | 2017-12-13 |
4019. | Juan (juanesdiago) | 73.94 | 96% | 2018-11-08 |
4020. | 1834 (busey) | 73.93 | 99% | 2017-05-21 |
4021. | Dominic (clairvoyantdom) | 73.93 | 94% | 2020-10-29 |
4022. | octavian (0ctavian) | 73.93 | 94% | 2020-11-03 |
4023. | vitor (vitorbasso) | 73.93 | 98% | 2019-02-26 |
4024. | Raymond (raymonds) | 73.92 | 97% | 2017-12-31 |
4025. | Slugg (sluggishtyper) | 73.91 | 96% | 2018-10-08 |
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 |