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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4137. | Falerian (rifleon) | 73.79 | 97% | 2018-06-26 |
4138. | Alaska Young (soner) | 73.79 | 96% | 2018-10-24 |
4139. | Vinay (mad_max1993) | 73.79 | 98% | 2017-10-22 |
4140. | Gabazh (gabazh) | 73.77 | 96% | 2020-09-13 |
4141. | Kevin (dkvnn) | 73.77 | 95% | 2019-04-02 |
4142. | Eran (eranb) | 73.77 | 93% | 2017-02-28 |
4143. | 🎈k (konnomon) | 73.76 | 97% | 2020-11-14 |
4144. | Misha (crotchmann) | 73.76 | 96% | 2017-09-27 |
4145. | Tariq (htariq) | 73.75 | 98% | 2018-01-04 |
4146. | Edward (edward54321) | 73.75 | 99% | 2018-01-23 |
4147. | Blaze (klblaz) | 73.74 | 97% | 2020-06-22 |
4148. | pansui (pansuizeliang) | 73.74 | 95% | 2017-09-07 |
4149. | Tagendorr (tagendorr) | 73.74 | 97% | 2017-09-27 |
4150. | R (rational) | 73.74 | 96% | 2018-02-16 |
4151. | mental (mental) | 73.74 | 97% | 2018-07-19 |
4152. | Andrew (andw3r) | 73.73 | 96% | 2018-02-07 |
4153. | atul (atulsingh) | 73.72 | 97% | 2019-08-20 |
4154. | kylie (bibiq) | 73.72 | 93% | 2018-10-21 |
4155. | Alex (alejbor) | 73.71 | 94% | 2017-05-03 |
4156. | Ron (ronta) | 73.70 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
4157. | Simon (siggyyo) | 73.70 | 97% | 2019-02-07 |
4158. | winter (enjjj) | 73.69 | 94% | 2020-03-23 |
4159. | I am (christiansupercool) | 73.69 | 96% | 2018-04-27 |
4160. | Kelli (klandry80) | 73.67 | 97% | 2019-06-02 |
4161. | Mahler9 (jeremy0d) | 73.66 | 94% | 2017-04-03 |
4162. | John (jgrasso4) | 73.66 | 97% | 2017-12-03 |
4163. | Kay Eugenia (ikay19) | 73.65 | 97% | 2017-07-22 |
4164. | A7md (implore) | 73.65 | 96% | 2018-12-20 |
4165. | Pannawat (teetee03) | 73.65 | 95% | 2017-05-31 |
4166. | whut (lolrogi) | 73.65 | 99% | 2017-09-20 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |