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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3173. | Not a dog (i_am_learning_to... | 80.70 | 96% | 2019-07-20 |
| 3174. | Bacco (bacco_) | 80.69 | 96% | 2018-05-29 |
| 3175. | tstats[illblowurmind] (illb... | 80.68 | 97% | 2020-09-02 |
| 3176. | blake (blakeg3) | 80.68 | 97% | 2020-09-01 |
| 3177. | joe (lerler246) | 80.66 | 95% | 2019-10-22 |
| 3178. | Kevin (gamabefo) | 80.64 | 97% | 2017-12-03 |
| 3179. | Eugene (eugene_chou) | 80.62 | 97% | 2020-05-29 |
| 3180. | Woo (wonderwall77) | 80.62 | 96% | 2017-10-19 |
| 3181. | Jeffrey (jeffyee12122) | 80.61 | 96% | 2019-05-10 |
| 3182. | Kappa (isulje22) | 80.61 | 96% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3183. | Rodrigo (rebello) | 80.61 | 97% | 2018-09-20 |
| 3184. | Matti (d3_aston) | 80.61 | 98% | 2018-04-04 |
| 3185. | D (chubbieveggie) | 80.60 | 98% | 2020-10-30 |
| 3186. | not gammoron (gammoron) | 80.60 | 96% | 2018-11-30 |
| 3187. | github.com/hirthanan (hirth... | 80.57 | 97% | 2020-11-26 |
| 3188. | RoundCustard (dragontunglam) | 80.56 | 97% | 2017-02-18 |
| 3189. | drox (drox0) | 80.55 | 97% | 2017-09-12 |
| 3190. | kevinc95 (kevinc95) | 80.55 | 98% | 2018-12-21 |
| 3191. | Raz (lotanraz) | 80.54 | 96% | 2017-06-26 |
| 3192. | Anuvrat (anuvrat) | 80.54 | 98% | 2019-05-25 |
| 3193. | sw0rd (sw0rd) | 80.51 | 98% | 2020-10-03 |
| 3194. | ARW🔴 (appleredwarrior) | 80.51 | 97% | 2018-04-30 |
| 3195. | aaa (jackedgar) | 80.50 | 99% | 2018-05-29 |
| 3196. | Jordan (catdog567) | 80.50 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
| 3197. | Joel (easynoob) | 80.47 | 97% | 2020-07-22 |
| 3198. | vulcan (vulcan1_) | 80.45 | 98% | 2019-09-06 |
| 3199. | TANEdos (tanedos) | 80.44 | 98% | 2018-05-06 |
| 3200. | Nathaniel (capa823) | 80.41 | 97% | 2020-02-19 |
| 3201. | Harry (harry48225) | 80.38 | 95% | 2017-08-07 |
| 3202. | Gabe (gyam) | 80.37 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
| 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 |