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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2279. | Julian (itsnutra) | 88.14 | 98% | 2017-12-05 |
| 2280. | Colin (colincall23) | 88.10 | 96% | 2020-12-05 |
| 2281. | Jared (jaronomo) | 88.09 | 96% | 2017-11-29 |
| 2282. | Wenbo (zwb1988) | 88.08 | 98% | 2017-08-22 |
| 2283. | Durum (durumpitta) | 88.08 | 99% | 2018-09-09 |
| 2284. | teh poeple (mike25u) | 88.07 | 97% | 2017-01-24 |
| 2285. | Sourav (sourav1230) | 88.06 | 96% | 2020-05-02 |
| 2286. | Floopy (floopy__) | 88.04 | 97% | 2020-10-09 |
| 2287. | yuhaocooper (yuhaocooper) | 88.03 | 98% | 2017-12-04 |
| 2288. | DU30 FASCIST (tymarc) | 88.03 | 90% | 2017-02-26 |
| 2289. | Sugar Honey (engscholar15) | 88.02 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
| 2290. | Marius (mariuschung) | 88.02 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 2291. | Kelson (kelawesome) | 88.02 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 2292. | coolzacboy (coolzacboy) | 88.02 | 96% | 2020-11-29 |
| 2293. | Tim (xxtim) | 88.01 | 96% | 2018-10-22 |
| 2294. | Brockton (ztgstover) | 88.01 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 2295. | Ghea (mrs_horan) | 88.00 | 99% | 2017-06-22 |
| 2296. | Andrew (awand0806) | 88.00 | 97% | 2019-12-29 |
| 2297. | Dublin (dublin) | 88.00 | 91% | 2017-03-03 |
| 2298. | Deceime (applebabycare) | 87.99 | 98% | 2020-11-11 |
| 2299. | Django (backstop13) | 87.99 | 96% | 2017-05-12 |
| 2300. | Nelson (doomracer3) | 87.99 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 2301. | theoste18 (theoste18) | 87.99 | 96% | 2020-06-05 |
| 2302. | GustavG (blggg) | 87.99 | 97% | 2017-05-22 |
| 2303. | Finch (ficxjo) | 87.97 | 95% | 2020-09-05 |
| 2304. | chowder (elitechowder) | 87.97 | 96% | 2017-06-28 |
| 2305. | Paul (paulj1992) | 87.94 | 88% | 2017-01-26 |
| 2306. | Targi (targi) | 87.94 | 97% | 2020-11-05 |
| 2307. | Dejan (dejansrb) | 87.93 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
| 2308. | Boris (xivid2) | 87.93 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 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 |