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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2064. | Owen (ronnyanddonny) | 90.04 | 97% | 2017-07-30 |
| 2065. | Mat (3nlist) | 90.03 | 98% | 2018-02-27 |
| 2066. | Frederik (andybernard) | 90.00 | 97% | 2017-03-15 |
| 2067. | Gb9vsUyEfXfK (a6wpaejayfpr) | 90.00 | 89% | 2017-01-27 |
| 2068. | Jacob (jkhindo64) | 89.99 | 99% | 2019-02-16 |
| 2069. | Thomas (xxlaptoptypezxx) | 89.98 | 99% | 2020-03-07 |
| 2070. | Minh Khoa (tmkhoahcmus) | 89.98 | 97% | 2020-07-23 |
| 2071. | Breeze (driftbreeze) | 89.95 | 99% | 2020-04-10 |
| 2072. | BigBeenis (bigbeenis) | 89.94 | 98% | 2018-03-29 |
| 2073. | Zi Heng (zihengxu) | 89.93 | 98% | 2017-09-10 |
| 2074. | Jason (altaria13) | 89.93 | 97% | 2020-02-29 |
| 2075. | İlker (ikesen) | 89.93 | 94% | 2017-03-01 |
| 2076. | Don (donrocks211) | 89.92 | 98% | 2017-05-11 |
| 2077. | derdier (derdier) | 89.90 | 97% | 2020-11-24 |
| 2078. | a1ways (pi___) | 89.87 | 96% | 2018-11-17 |
| 2079. | Josh (castnightwolf) | 89.86 | 95% | 2017-01-18 |
| 2080. | benjals (absolutetrashcan) | 89.84 | 97% | 2018-03-25 |
| 2081. | AfroGirl (dawni04) | 89.83 | 99% | 2017-07-07 |
| 2082. | Joo (jooooooo) | 89.80 | 96% | 2020-02-14 |
| 2083. | SirSpeedy (sir_speedy) | 89.79 | 99% | 2017-06-15 |
| 2084. | Liam (bountyhuntr) | 89.78 | 95% | 2017-03-21 |
| 2085. | Omar (reci) | 89.78 | 98% | 2019-09-03 |
| 2086. | sikomoab (lance4dragons) | 89.77 | 98% | 2020-09-09 |
| 2087. | Elliot_1980_UK (elliot_notts) | 89.77 | 97% | 2019-04-24 |
| 2088. | Nico (skichan) | 89.75 | 97% | 2018-01-08 |
| 2089. | str (sleepallday) | 89.75 | 97% | 2020-08-28 |
| 2090. | Ming (swamis) | 89.75 | 97% | 2020-05-27 |
| 2091. | likeliness (likelyhood) | 89.74 | 92% | 2017-01-25 |
| 2092. | Giulio (giulio89) | 89.74 | 97% | 2018-09-06 |
| 2093. | Cai (caichu) | 89.73 | 98% | 2019-04-28 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |