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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7416. | Royeth (beginneronly) | 48.78 | 90% | 2017-03-29 |
7417. | slow (fhskfdjsa) | 48.77 | 94% | 2017-05-20 |
7418. | Bart (bartok) | 48.76 | 96% | 2018-10-23 |
7419. | Vivi (viviloaf) | 48.75 | 94% | 2020-09-19 |
7420. | dxd (tonyanyhow) | 48.75 | 96% | 2018-04-14 |
7421. | Nitesh (malster) | 48.73 | 97% | 2020-07-23 |
7422. | Atif (pakistan_786) | 48.70 | 96% | 2019-09-30 |
7423. | Neks (nexterion) | 48.69 | 93% | 2018-01-05 |
7424. | Nathan (dasnoff) | 48.68 | 98% | 2020-12-16 |
7425. | Autumn (2021_new_zealand) | 48.68 | 97% | 2019-12-03 |
7426. | Gio (g_yoyo) | 48.68 | 94% | 2018-08-06 |
7427. | Nikhil (nikhildivyansh) | 48.67 | 94% | 2019-10-25 |
7428. | sanita (szanne) | 48.66 | 98% | 2018-07-12 |
7429. | abdul (abdullateef4u) | 48.65 | 84% | 2017-02-23 |
7430. | Aadil (aadil0392) | 48.64 | 94% | 2017-03-31 |
7431. | Cardi B (princesskeys) | 48.63 | 98% | 2020-12-10 |
7432. | Carl (carl_js) | 48.59 | 94% | 2020-09-21 |
7433. | Oliver (iamatruepro) | 48.57 | 94% | 2020-10-31 |
7434. | Ybrael (ybrael) | 48.54 | 96% | 2020-02-23 |
7435. | B1G (you_are_choking) | 48.53 | 97% | 2018-11-15 |
7436. | Dennis (ocrayat16) | 48.52 | 95% | 2019-12-22 |
7437. | Keyan (rezor) | 48.52 | 95% | 2020-10-26 |
7438. | Ricardo (melodymania) | 48.52 | 93% | 2019-01-19 |
7439. | Blank (sydale) | 48.51 | 95% | 2017-06-23 |
7440. | lance (chuyo13) | 48.50 | 98% | 2019-01-03 |
7441. | Mirtininkas (mirtininkas) | 48.49 | 95% | 2018-12-16 |
7442. | Sendy (sendyakbar) | 48.49 | 94% | 2019-04-30 |
7443. | Kanawat (kanawatt) | 48.49 | 93% | 2020-11-02 |
7444. | superwin (superwin) | 48.47 | 96% | 2019-01-04 |
7445. | Rene (frostbittntoe) | 48.47 | 95% | 2019-08-27 |
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 |