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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3767. | Logan (laucian) | 76.19 | 98% | 2020-10-10 |
| 3768. | hinomy (hinomiya) | 76.19 | 93% | 2017-03-10 |
| 3769. | Tau (taufoofar) | 76.18 | 97% | 2018-11-13 |
| 3770. | JustAnIntern (botbananaman) | 76.18 | 96% | 2017-10-21 |
| 3771. | Jyothiraditya (jyothiraditya) | 76.17 | 96% | 2018-05-19 |
| 3772. | gchenstephen (gchenstephen) | 76.15 | 97% | 2017-12-24 |
| 3773. | Marcelo (amsua99) | 76.13 | 97% | 2020-11-28 |
| 3774. | Zhi Min (zhimin99) | 76.12 | 98% | 2019-08-14 |
| 3775. | Memo (memo58) | 76.12 | 98% | 2018-03-19 |
| 3776. | justtry (justtry) | 76.12 | 99% | 2020-08-03 |
| 3777. | Carter (thecartel) | 76.10 | 95% | 2020-05-08 |
| 3778. | Adam (ataguchi194) | 76.09 | 98% | 2019-05-13 |
| 3779. | Dylan (dylanvan) | 76.09 | 98% | 2017-12-05 |
| 3780. | Alexandre (aletm) | 76.06 | 97% | 2020-07-06 |
| 3781. | Break free from Qwerty (c0l... | 76.06 | 98% | 2017-06-15 |
| 3782. | .flac (flaccc) | 76.04 | 98% | 2018-10-07 |
| 3783. | Aman (fifafanz) | 76.03 | 96% | 2020-12-01 |
| 3784. | Jeanne (jcgoulet) | 76.02 | 96% | 2017-12-15 |
| 3785. | TheoPhysicist (theophysicist) | 76.02 | 97% | 2018-11-16 |
| 3786. | Vukasin (vukashinp) | 76.02 | 97% | 2017-07-17 |
| 3787. | Michael (micklepru) | 76.01 | 96% | 2018-03-09 |
| 3788. | Imran (imranhd) | 76.00 | 97% | 2019-05-07 |
| 3789. | jo (garvers) | 76.00 | 95% | 2017-04-06 |
| 3790. | 🐌💨🐢💨🐐💨 (m... | 75.99 | 97% | 2019-05-28 |
| 3791. | n o t h i n g (whyme__) | 75.98 | 98% | 2020-10-16 |
| 3792. | I ♥ MODI (pukle) | 75.98 | 99% | 2018-07-12 |
| 3793. | GyLala (gylala) | 75.98 | 97% | 2020-10-26 |
| 3794. | Tushar (tushar_g) | 75.97 | 98% | 2017-02-01 |
| 3795. | de_pressed (imsl0w_pepehands) | 75.96 | 96% | 2020-03-29 |
| 3796. | Myro Bryan (iskwagong) | 75.96 | 97% | 2020-11-11 |
| 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 |