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Racer Alex (hellomynameisbatman)
Race Number 513
Date Sat, 11 Feb 2017 03:37:18 +0000
Speed 41 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 87.7%
Rank 5th place (out of 5)
Opponents cbell6097 (2nd place) lilguy1234 (3rd place)

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At the time Galileo was becoming famous for his telescopic observations, Johannes Kepler, a German mathematician and astronomer, announced his discovery of a set of simple empirical (that is, based on observation) laws that accurately described the motions of the planets. While Galileo was the first "modern" observer who used telescopic observations of the skies to confront and refine his theories, Kepler was a pure theorist.
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (7th Edition) (book) by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan (see stats)