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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3501. | Peter Ian (casparbayliss) | 78.27 | 97% | 2019-06-13 |
| 3502. | Jeffah (jeffah) | 78.27 | 97% | 2017-06-21 |
| 3503. | Tetu (bwewts) | 78.27 | 97% | 2020-02-20 |
| 3504. | Alexander (dingding18) | 78.26 | 95% | 2019-05-04 |
| 3505. | Muy (muychewy) | 78.26 | 98% | 2020-07-20 |
| 3506. | Alex (ahelow) | 78.26 | 97% | 2018-04-22 |
| 3507. | Aibrys (aibrys) | 78.26 | 97% | 2017-07-20 |
| 3508. | vamsi (vamsivadrevu) | 78.25 | 95% | 2017-03-04 |
| 3509. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 78.24 | 97% | 2017-01-30 |
| 3510. | gupta (gupta01) | 78.23 | 98% | 2017-03-29 |
| 3511. | Ye (yester1802) | 78.22 | 97% | 2020-04-27 |
| 3512. | korazer (rafhael132) | 78.22 | 96% | 2020-02-07 |
| 3513. | Jacob (spacelamar) | 78.21 | 98% | 2018-10-17 |
| 3514. | Siddhartha (gravito12345) | 78.21 | 98% | 2020-12-04 |
| 3515. | . (athazagoraphobia) | 78.21 | 96% | 2019-01-20 |
| 3516. | AlphaCross (alphacross06) | 78.20 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
| 3517. | Elman (elman309) | 78.18 | 96% | 2020-11-09 |
| 3518. | Josh (expiredvenom) | 78.18 | 97% | 2019-07-06 |
| 3519. | Kevin (ksantos21) | 78.18 | 98% | 2018-05-11 |
| 3520. | Mech (mech_is_life) | 78.17 | 93% | 2017-05-07 |
| 3521. | Ted (_det) | 78.16 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
| 3522. | Jonas (david_konka) | 78.15 | 98% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3523. | Jared (ratmanandgoblin) | 78.13 | 97% | 2017-09-17 |
| 3524. | 🐼 (bobby76) | 78.13 | 99% | 2020-09-21 |
| 3525. | David (hahayoulose) | 78.13 | 99% | 2017-09-27 |
| 3526. | Tilm (duqq) | 78.12 | 95% | 2020-08-05 |
| 3527. | Mikolaj (diamentos) | 78.12 | 97% | 2019-02-08 |
| 3528. | Juho (safou) | 78.12 | 96% | 2017-11-28 |
| 3529. | Andrew (raycast) | 78.11 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
| 3530. | Allen (coraza) | 78.11 | 96% | 2020-06-29 |
| 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 |