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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1370. | Lennie (lenniedoricent) | 97.92 | 96% | 2017-07-03 |
| 1371. | Robert (stantor) | 97.91 | 96% | 2020-12-08 |
| 1372. | Roland (wailgree) | 97.91 | 97% | 2018-08-01 |
| 1373. | Joshua (mrjoshy) | 97.84 | 98% | 2017-10-02 |
| 1374. | Nathan (n0xie) | 97.81 | 96% | 2019-12-06 |
| 1375. | Boomer (xcaliver01) | 97.81 | 96% | 2019-10-15 |
| 1376. | GnnnR (gnr1) | 97.80 | 98% | 2018-03-27 |
| 1377. | Ayush (bravoayush87) | 97.80 | 99% | 2017-08-23 |
| 1378. | LeeAnn (leeanncat) | 97.79 | 97% | 2017-12-23 |
| 1379. | XrXr (xrxr) | 97.79 | 99% | 2019-11-29 |
| 1380. | Alex (national235) | 97.76 | 97% | 2017-12-07 |
| 1381. | jay (jlizh) | 97.75 | 97% | 2018-10-19 |
| 1382. | Peter (meffisto420) | 97.74 | 98% | 2017-01-29 |
| 1383. | Jordan (yurf) | 97.71 | 97% | 2018-04-10 |
| 1384. | Speedies19 (speedies19) | 97.70 | 97% | 2020-06-23 |
| 1385. | Boris (bb667) | 97.70 | 96% | 2020-07-06 |
| 1386. | Alex (alexstrang25) | 97.69 | 99% | 2019-09-16 |
| 1387. | Tyler (stchap714) | 97.67 | 97% | 2020-01-14 |
| 1388. | Osiel Dias (ziel) | 97.66 | 93% | 2017-05-09 |
| 1389. | Russell (russelldea) | 97.65 | 99% | 2018-02-21 |
| 1390. | ouchies (evilemmelina) | 97.62 | 97% | 2020-01-01 |
| 1391. | dalineth (dalineth) | 97.62 | 99% | 2018-08-28 |
| 1392. | Go Easy on Me (ripparian) | 97.61 | 96% | 2017-12-19 |
| 1393. | droo (drew215) | 97.59 | 97% | 2019-10-16 |
| 1394. | Kuba (elk0) | 97.59 | 95% | 2017-03-26 |
| 1395. | Tom (hilltopchill) | 97.59 | 97% | 2019-01-31 |
| 1396. | Pbev (pbev) | 97.58 | 98% | 2019-02-20 |
| 1397. | The fastest kid alive (tupa... | 97.57 | 99% | 2019-11-14 |
| 1398. | Ronald (primarch) | 97.56 | 99% | 2020-03-24 |
| 1399. | Sokka (cactus_juice) | 97.54 | 97% | 2020-09-09 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |