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Race Result Details |
| Racer | Mikal (_mit0) |
| Race Number | 42 |
| Date | Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:11:00 |
| Speed |
43 WPM
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| Accuracy | 91.7% |
| Rank | 1st place (out of 3) |
| Opponents | bigganitch (2nd place) |
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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).
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by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan
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