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 |
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6832. | andrej (ninjasrnka) | 53.92 | 96% | 2017-12-25 |
6833. | 2Fingers (johndave_1998) | 53.92 | 87% | 2017-02-09 |
6834. | Jackie (jakef89) | 53.91 | 98% | 2018-10-31 |
6835. | Alex (alpha_q) | 53.90 | 93% | 2018-09-09 |
6836. | Izzy (izzythompson) | 53.89 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
6837. | Bara (darthzero4) | 53.89 | 93% | 2017-03-09 |
6838. | Emanuel (emanuelchristo) | 53.88 | 95% | 2020-09-02 |
6839. | Goudham (hamothy_) | 53.88 | 97% | 2020-01-06 |
6840. | Divyesh (divyeshb) | 53.88 | 93% | 2017-03-17 |
6841. | Tristan (trigg770) | 53.87 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
6842. | Arun (alpha_mo) | 53.86 | 96% | 2020-11-15 |
6843. | IIIJJJ88 (mrjaiani) | 53.86 | 95% | 2019-07-07 |
6844. | k̷̓͋̈́̒͗͋̅͌̄̈́͆̉... | 53.85 | 94% | 2020-10-29 |
6845. | Manish (cohle_m) | 53.84 | 96% | 2020-08-27 |
6846. | Firelord (jetray) | 53.84 | 95% | 2020-09-12 |
6847. | John (lorioj) | 53.84 | 92% | 2018-06-08 |
6848. | Madi (madi_davey) | 53.83 | 97% | 2020-08-26 |
6849. | Jin (jimx) | 53.83 | 96% | 2018-01-20 |
6850. | Daan (macdann6) | 53.83 | 98% | 2019-11-05 |
6851. | Vishal (vpm911) | 53.82 | 96% | 2019-07-11 |
6852. | Sora (keon_) | 53.82 | 93% | 2020-12-01 |
6853. | qi (enqi) | 53.81 | 98% | 2020-12-04 |
6854. | FunkyChunkyMon (funkychunky... | 53.81 | 95% | 2020-11-11 |
6855. | Dummy (resshin11) | 53.80 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
6856. | zalpro (zalpro) | 53.80 | 96% | 2020-10-18 |
6857. | James (jbobwhat24) | 53.79 | 97% | 2018-10-05 |
6858. | Charles (heckinhecker) | 53.79 | 94% | 2018-12-22 |
6859. | cbuzz07 (cbuzza7) | 53.78 | 95% | 2018-12-05 |
6860. | Rohail (rolobhak) | 53.77 | 89% | 2017-05-28 |
6861. | No Brain Kid (no_brain_kid) | 53.76 | 92% | 2017-05-17 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |