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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3746. | Juan Pablo (juan_pabl0) | 76.56 | 97% | 2018-09-04 |
| 3747. | Demmy (vortexy) | 76.56 | 95% | 2018-11-25 |
| 3748. | Cah (ikankontol2017) | 76.56 | 98% | 2019-05-08 |
| 3749. | Tree (muiye2) | 76.55 | 95% | 2019-05-27 |
| 3750. | Doiv (doiv23) | 76.53 | 98% | 2020-05-21 |
| 3751. | superman (lavee_singh) | 76.53 | 93% | 2017-04-10 |
| 3752. | csirke (maxicsirke) | 76.53 | 97% | 2018-01-15 |
| 3753. | Drew (thecomedyne04) | 76.52 | 97% | 2019-08-26 |
| 3754. | Neil Franco (neilprangko) | 76.52 | 95% | 2020-08-24 |
| 3755. | Josephus (josephus) | 76.51 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
| 3756. | Noman (khan_noman14) | 76.49 | 94% | 2017-04-08 |
| 3757. | Ev (evturn) | 76.49 | 98% | 2018-06-07 |
| 3758. | I'm_on_mobile (yeetusthyfetus) | 76.47 | 96% | 2020-05-18 |
| 3759. | avirex92 (avirex92) | 76.47 | 98% | 2020-10-11 |
| 3760. | Just an average (gummier) | 76.46 | 93% | 2020-07-04 |
| 3761. | Yurinn (yurinnlksar) | 76.46 | 94% | 2017-02-05 |
| 3762. | pizza (jsoccerdude@msn.com) | 76.45 | 97% | 2017-09-30 |
| 3763. | Akshay (aksseet) | 76.45 | 94% | 2017-03-20 |
| 3764. | Dylan (magiceightball) | 76.44 | 96% | 2018-04-27 |
| 3765. | Kiran (kiranthapa) | 76.44 | 98% | 2018-02-09 |
| 3766. | Jorge (arrogantbeggar) | 76.43 | 98% | 2019-12-04 |
| 3767. | ptspiker (ptspiker) | 76.43 | 96% | 2017-03-30 |
| 3768. | OP Dango (op_dango) | 76.42 | 98% | 2017-08-18 |
| 3769. | ph (phmi) | 76.41 | 98% | 2018-11-25 |
| 3770. | ganesh (nuddz) | 76.38 | 98% | 2020-08-17 |
| 3771. | Jpg (paradox_jpg) | 76.38 | 94% | 2020-06-16 |
| 3772. | Karina (kflorez18) | 76.38 | 99% | 2017-11-20 |
| 3773. | Cameron (cameronkr) | 76.36 | 98% | 2019-12-08 |
| 3774. | ktimespi (ktimespi) | 76.36 | 98% | 2020-11-07 |
| 3775. | Zotar8 (zotar8) | 76.33 | 98% | 2018-07-14 |
| 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 |