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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3805. | Jason (_bagel_) | 75.85 | 97% | 2020-04-13 |
| 3806. | Macmed (macmed) | 75.85 | 95% | 2018-11-27 |
| 3807. | Robin (redholm) | 75.83 | 97% | 2017-06-13 |
| 3808. | Awesome (awesomesauce3303) | 75.82 | 98% | 2017-08-10 |
| 3809. | nani (typingfever) | 75.81 | 94% | 2020-02-06 |
| 3810. | Eric (qwarts) | 75.80 | 95% | 2020-10-25 |
| 3811. | Kevin (kjax) | 75.79 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 3812. | Spencer (poipoe) | 75.79 | 96% | 2018-05-15 |
| 3813. | HarukiHuh (harukithegoat) | 75.77 | 93% | 2020-06-11 |
| 3814. | Aleksis (pixenix) | 75.77 | 95% | 2017-06-10 |
| 3815. | Efe Boran (efbrnbrbr) | 75.76 | 97% | 2020-01-13 |
| 3816. | Lukas (dundis3000) | 75.75 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
| 3817. | Tomasz (elpero) | 75.73 | 96% | 2017-03-23 |
| 3818. | Tran (tdtrung17693) | 75.71 | 98% | 2017-11-06 |
| 3819. | Jan (abundances) | 75.70 | 96% | 2019-08-28 |
| 3820. | asdfg (brekkjern) | 75.69 | 98% | 2018-04-06 |
| 3821. | jeff (jeffge) | 75.68 | 97% | 2020-05-31 |
| 3822. | Josh (orceun) | 75.67 | 95% | 2020-07-01 |
| 3823. | saif (saif_alkhatalin) | 75.66 | 97% | 2020-08-22 |
| 3824. | Mathew (dna44) | 75.66 | 96% | 2020-01-20 |
| 3825. | Rofmol (rofmol) | 75.64 | 98% | 2017-03-05 |
| 3826. | Darisch (darischmanswag) | 75.64 | 93% | 2018-03-25 |
| 3827. | Adam (camkse) | 75.62 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
| 3828. | Isa (isapanzer) | 75.62 | 97% | 2019-11-07 |
| 3829. | kodzy (kodzy) | 75.61 | 96% | 2020-10-19 |
| 3830. | Fille (fjongfan) | 75.61 | 96% | 2020-12-02 |
| 3831. | bricebrispies (ricegrain) | 75.61 | 96% | 2018-08-20 |
| 3832. | Croxist (croxist) | 75.60 | 97% | 2019-12-09 |
| 3833. | Viro (cbengs) | 75.59 | 96% | 2018-03-19 |
| 3834. | Allan (werehunter2014) | 75.59 | 97% | 2020-10-08 |
| 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 |