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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2586. | Yuganshu (yuganshu) | 85.37 | 98% | 2019-02-14 |
| 2587. | Alex (quotient__) | 85.35 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
| 2588. | Alec (lcpckp) | 85.35 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
| 2589. | Zorro (zorro_2017) | 85.35 | 94% | 2017-04-19 |
| 2590. | person (tumadreestahomo) | 85.34 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 2591. | ben (benpr99) | 85.33 | 96% | 2018-10-19 |
| 2592. | Angel (novamage) | 85.30 | 99% | 2017-01-14 |
| 2593. | Jon (jonlivestrong) | 85.29 | 94% | 2017-05-23 |
| 2594. | Connor (cja_12) | 85.29 | 96% | 2018-04-22 |
| 2595. | gavinc (klontz) | 85.28 | 95% | 2020-04-15 |
| 2596. | manny1 (manny_101) | 85.28 | 98% | 2019-05-05 |
| 2597. | Jack (pirates_of_caribbean) | 85.27 | 97% | 2020-02-11 |
| 2598. | cd318 (cd318) | 85.27 | 97% | 2019-04-20 |
| 2599. | Eric (eric007) | 85.26 | 96% | 2020-07-20 |
| 2600. | Dimitrije (diika33) | 85.26 | 98% | 2020-05-20 |
| 2601. | danymanny (danymanny) | 85.25 | 97% | 2020-04-06 |
| 2602. | MalaysianMan (malaysianman) | 85.24 | 97% | 2019-01-25 |
| 2603. | Kumar (kumar_thapa1) | 85.24 | 99% | 2020-05-29 |
| 2604. | masoniya (masoniya) | 85.24 | 97% | 2019-03-05 |
| 2605. | Daniel (vugla1994) | 85.23 | 96% | 2017-07-06 |
| 2606. | artiq (truongio) | 85.21 | 98% | 2020-12-03 |
| 2607. | Daniel (gismo359) | 85.19 | 97% | 2019-09-29 |
| 2608. | Daniel (mitchell10123) | 85.18 | 98% | 2018-10-20 |
| 2609. | Tristan (tristanhilton85) | 85.18 | 98% | 2018-09-06 |
| 2610. | Mike (qb1222090) | 85.17 | 95% | 2017-04-02 |
| 2611. | ___ (bufoviridis) | 85.17 | 98% | 2017-09-23 |
| 2612. | Fart (chuckster73) | 85.17 | 95% | 2019-03-03 |
| 2613. | Dennis (deagau) | 85.16 | 99% | 2017-07-22 |
| 2614. | caique (caiquelira) | 85.16 | 97% | 2020-05-21 |
| 2615. | Irfan (magictoast) | 85.16 | 95% | 2017-09-20 |
| 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 |