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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1323. | Norton (nortonmon) | 98.50 | 98% | 2017-07-05 |
| 1324. | Mike (mundus) | 98.49 | 94% | 2017-05-17 |
| 1325. | Rafey (practicerace) | 98.48 | 97% | 2020-06-23 |
| 1326. | Kelvin (winlost2) | 98.46 | 97% | 2017-02-25 |
| 1327. | Triklino (triklino) | 98.45 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
| 1328. | Sophie (sdw199) | 98.40 | 97% | 2020-07-30 |
| 1329. | Noob (noobgam) | 98.39 | 99% | 2019-03-15 |
| 1330. | bananacake (bananacak3) | 98.39 | 98% | 2017-10-27 |
| 1331. | Carlos (estevaoima) | 98.38 | 98% | 2018-01-06 |
| 1332. | MamyPoko (mamypoko) | 98.37 | 98% | 2018-08-22 |
| 1333. | 2cgucdhk (2cgucdhk) | 98.35 | 98% | 2020-09-14 |
| 1334. | Serena (sqm21) | 98.34 | 98% | 2019-05-19 |
| 1335. | Mel (smelons) | 98.34 | 96% | 2017-04-14 |
| 1336. | SungJoon (sungjoon) | 98.30 | 98% | 2017-07-21 |
| 1337. | yasuo (yasuomain420) | 98.27 | 97% | 2019-06-15 |
| 1338. | Dan (kylodan) | 98.27 | 99% | 2017-05-22 |
| 1339. | Kevin (kevinshley) | 98.26 | 97% | 2019-10-23 |
| 1340. | Julien (holterino) | 98.26 | 98% | 2018-11-01 |
| 1341. | Button (mhd0) | 98.26 | 99% | 2017-08-18 |
| 1342. | Simon (sxmxn) | 98.25 | 99% | 2020-09-17 |
| 1343. | Rubin (rrubinski) | 98.25 | 96% | 2017-10-21 |
| 1344. | Minh (mn99) | 98.24 | 97% | 2017-05-09 |
| 1345. | Adam (crazytrex) | 98.23 | 98% | 2019-04-03 |
| 1346. | raf (rafski) | 98.21 | 99% | 2018-02-16 |
| 1347. | StallmanWasRight (misterhotel) | 98.21 | 99% | 2017-06-15 |
| 1348. | Zi (zdry) | 98.20 | 97% | 2018-12-01 |
| 1349. | Walsur (walsur) | 98.18 | 99% | 2020-11-30 |
| 1350. | Mark (imperius41) | 98.17 | 98% | 2020-09-03 |
| 1351. | Ryan (sparkblade14) | 98.14 | 98% | 2020-07-29 |
| 1352. | Vyas (vyas_123) | 98.14 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
| 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 |