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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3657. | Falcon (dotel) | 77.25 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
| 3658. | Atticus (plutakis) | 77.25 | 95% | 2018-06-20 |
| 3659. | mitul (mitulrokz) | 77.25 | 95% | 2017-04-11 |
| 3660. | Joe (joffles) | 77.24 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
| 3661. | ppgg (pp__gg) | 77.24 | 97% | 2017-10-27 |
| 3662. | I12 (inot12) | 77.24 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
| 3663. | DMack (dmack98) | 77.23 | 96% | 2019-01-11 |
| 3664. | Jack (jackthehuman) | 77.22 | 96% | 2020-08-24 |
| 3665. | Zams0 (oofman666) | 77.20 | 96% | 2018-11-29 |
| 3666. | Brian (atrospecter) | 77.17 | 96% | 2017-07-12 |
| 3667. | TD (pussiahma) | 77.17 | 97% | 2019-10-21 |
| 3668. | Grinky (grinky) | 77.16 | 98% | 2017-11-15 |
| 3669. | Ethan (ethanfrome) | 77.16 | 97% | 2017-12-08 |
| 3670. | Rhys (hondafit) | 77.14 | 96% | 2019-12-23 |
| 3671. | james (octotyper) | 77.13 | 96% | 2018-11-12 |
| 3672. | Jan (luke_suster) | 77.13 | 99% | 2017-04-04 |
| 3673. | Jay (jayyyyyyyy) | 77.11 | 97% | 2020-03-06 |
| 3674. | ʞunɯz (zmunk) | 77.11 | 98% | 2017-10-04 |
| 3675. | Laco (koomp) | 77.10 | 100% | 2018-12-06 |
| 3676. | george (geoedmo) | 77.10 | 96% | 2019-01-09 |
| 3677. | Tito (titosar) | 77.08 | 98% | 2017-03-14 |
| 3678. | Chris (czhang96) | 77.08 | 95% | 2020-07-17 |
| 3679. | Nitin (coding_idiot) | 77.06 | 97% | 2017-06-23 |
| 3680. | Aram (arejmm7) | 77.06 | 97% | 2017-11-05 |
| 3681. | Serguk (serguk) | 77.05 | 98% | 2017-02-03 |
| 3682. | Sean (aeruzaaa) | 77.05 | 97% | 2020-10-30 |
| 3683. | suppakit (oloxbangxolo) | 77.05 | 97% | 2019-09-09 |
| 3684. | L (ynajd) | 77.04 | 98% | 2017-06-23 |
| 3685. | Alex (arint) | 77.03 | 96% | 2020-03-20 |
| 3686. | Order (orderadchaos) | 77.03 | 96% | 2020-04-11 |
| 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 |