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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3322. | King Bygone (lil_bygone) | 79.33 | 98% | 2020-03-03 |
| 3323. | DefinitelyNotSmoff (smoff) | 79.32 | 96% | 2020-12-19 |
| 3324. | Arman (arman15) | 79.32 | 96% | 2020-11-17 |
| 3325. | Nicholas (nicholaz99) | 79.32 | 98% | 2018-05-03 |
| 3326. | Manick (manickspeed) | 79.32 | 95% | 2019-10-21 |
| 3327. | Sheel (sheel) | 79.31 | 98% | 2017-08-04 |
| 3328. | Eric (junkanator) | 79.30 | 96% | 2020-05-03 |
| 3329. | RY (ryanmononoke) | 79.29 | 98% | 2018-09-04 |
| 3330. | Ron (ronald2) | 79.28 | 98% | 2020-03-04 |
| 3331. | Pinguin (gun0016) | 79.27 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 3332. | Jeritens (jensrichter) | 79.27 | 97% | 2019-05-11 |
| 3333. | Klatom (klatom) | 79.26 | 97% | 2020-08-30 |
| 3334. | Jackie (laserelite) | 79.25 | 97% | 2018-08-21 |
| 3335. | Chaewon (raz3124) | 79.23 | 96% | 2020-07-07 |
| 3336. | Matthew (lolpresidents) | 79.23 | 98% | 2019-04-09 |
| 3337. | Keith (kbods) | 79.23 | 96% | 2017-02-15 |
| 3338. | Val (codehacker707) | 79.21 | 95% | 2018-11-30 |
| 3339. | mairzydoats_mason (mairzydo... | 79.21 | 99% | 2020-03-01 |
| 3340. | Ronan (zzztaco) | 79.20 | 98% | 2018-09-06 |
| 3341. | T^T (asylumchess) | 79.20 | 96% | 2018-05-01 |
| 3342. | Brandon (bgrospe) | 79.19 | 95% | 2018-11-07 |
| 3343. | Jesse (sarrod) | 79.19 | 96% | 2018-10-24 |
| 3344. | Divesh (rfrixy) | 79.19 | 97% | 2018-11-20 |
| 3345. | Trevor (trev0rk) | 79.19 | 98% | 2020-01-15 |
| 3346. | ♫ (_ag_) | 79.19 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
| 3347. | Eric (enm185) | 79.18 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
| 3348. | Justin (justinmpark) | 79.18 | 96% | 2018-12-15 |
| 3349. | Pepega (fips) | 79.17 | 99% | 2017-07-09 |
| 3350. | Nikhil (nikhilkmr300) | 79.16 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
| 3351. | Appel (appeltert) | 79.16 | 98% | 2019-12-06 |
| 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 |