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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258. | ChimChimChim (chimchimchim) | 127.22 | 100% | 2019-09-05 |
| 259. | Ryan (fantazm) | 127.19 | 99% | 2018-11-28 |
| 260. | Stral (astralserpent) | 127.18 | 94% | 2017-05-04 |
| 261. | Alex (achen2289) | 127.12 | 99% | 2018-04-09 |
| 262. | ☀️🎯 (solarscopez) | 127.11 | 97% | 2020-05-02 |
| 263. | squil (logslogs) | 127.11 | 98% | 2018-09-05 |
| 264. | Speedy (ml1326) | 126.93 | 99% | 2019-05-22 |
| 265. | (carlibou) | 126.79 | 99% | 2019-08-19 |
| 266. | Dimitar (dimitard) | 126.70 | 98% | 2018-05-15 |
| 267. | dome (dome2233) | 126.62 | 97% | 2019-03-28 |
| 268. | Petar (petars) | 126.60 | 97% | 2017-12-12 |
| 269. | Endeavourer (endeavourer) | 126.59 | 100% | 2017-01-25 |
| 270. | vala (uvala) | 126.52 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 271. | kream (remmie2k) | 126.43 | 97% | 2018-11-20 |
| 272. | Xin (giorgi1123) | 126.39 | 99% | 2017-05-16 |
| 273. | Chris (bunkieme) | 126.33 | 98% | 2020-08-02 |
| 274. | kewl (hyper_racer) | 126.25 | 100% | 2019-07-12 |
| 275. | Rain (hlbentz) | 126.22 | 99% | 2017-12-18 |
| 276. | Joseph (rhubarbasia) | 126.14 | 98% | 2019-06-01 |
| 277. | Tony (tony82890) | 126.04 | 100% | 2017-08-08 |
| 278. | guy (grayeyes) | 125.96 | 92% | 2017-06-01 |
| 279. | hi (ludovicianne) | 125.95 | 93% | 2017-05-31 |
| 280. | yay (vfctyrant) | 125.80 | 99% | 2019-08-05 |
| 281. | youtube.com/darkcaliburn21 ... | 125.76 | 97% | 2017-09-02 |
| 282. | Christian (chrisshaw) | 125.75 | 98% | 2020-05-30 |
| 283. | Jiahui (jumban) | 125.74 | 98% | 2019-11-13 |
| 284. | Ioana (yamayama) | 125.73 | 99% | 2020-03-21 |
| 285. | dq (dqmaniac) | 125.67 | 99% | 2017-12-17 |
| 286. | Sorgair (sorgair) | 125.62 | 100% | 2019-09-26 |
| 287. | Kevin (kchoy) | 125.60 | 99% | 2020-08-13 |
| 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 |