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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4488. | Elite (elitebagels1) | 71.33 | 96% | 2017-08-14 |
| 4489. | Wandy (wandynsky) | 71.32 | 96% | 2017-12-19 |
| 4490. | Tony (itsonlytony) | 71.31 | 96% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4491. | Daniel (mickeyyaya) | 71.31 | 97% | 2019-12-19 |
| 4492. | oof (osmosis99) | 71.29 | 96% | 2019-12-08 |
| 4493. | reykato (tyty4646) | 71.28 | 95% | 2019-02-01 |
| 4494. | j (jdai) | 71.26 | 97% | 2019-07-01 |
| 4495. | Tony (nessjk) | 71.24 | 96% | 2020-10-14 |
| 4496. | Chris (chrisdelano) | 71.24 | 96% | 2017-10-22 |
| 4497. | Obinna (zutchie) | 71.24 | 99% | 2018-10-02 |
| 4498. | Micha (derpeus) | 71.23 | 97% | 2020-11-03 |
| 4499. | yes (yesmaybeno) | 71.22 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
| 4500. | donald balls (swag_man_unli... | 71.22 | 97% | 2020-05-16 |
| 4501. | Kenzen (kenzen18) | 71.22 | 97% | 2020-08-18 |
| 4502. | Ivan (ivan_govnov) | 71.22 | 97% | 2019-07-10 |
| 4503. | Daniel (irrrlrvant) | 71.20 | 96% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4504. | Sebastian (novatypes) | 71.18 | 95% | 2017-09-02 |
| 4505. | ws (wdsyywd) | 71.18 | 96% | 2020-10-21 |
| 4506. | Prabhakar (gkprabhakar) | 71.18 | 97% | 2017-07-11 |
| 4507. | Hossein (hossein_nas) | 71.18 | 96% | 2018-05-02 |
| 4508. | Dim (jimmylei) | 71.18 | 98% | 2019-09-16 |
| 4509. | crow (ph4tomz) | 71.17 | 95% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4510. | N (nol_b101) | 71.17 | 91% | 2017-05-29 |
| 4511. | Jamie (jamietyper90) | 71.16 | 96% | 2020-04-13 |
| 4512. | Evill (evill) | 71.15 | 96% | 2017-07-21 |
| 4513. | Mateen (mqtyper) | 71.15 | 90% | 2017-03-27 |
| 4514. | enzo (sockenzo) | 71.14 | 95% | 2020-07-23 |
| 4515. | Gabe (cybersaur) | 71.14 | 97% | 2018-01-07 |
| 4516. | noob2312 (diabetes_rat) | 71.13 | 94% | 2020-05-30 |
| 4517. | momentumJAY (momentumjayrac... | 71.13 | 96% | 2017-03-22 |
| 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 |