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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3518. | Josh (expiredvenom) | 78.18 | 97% | 2019-07-06 |
| 3519. | Kevin (ksantos21) | 78.18 | 98% | 2018-05-11 |
| 3520. | Mech (mech_is_life) | 78.17 | 93% | 2017-05-07 |
| 3521. | Ted (_det) | 78.16 | 98% | 2019-02-27 |
| 3522. | Jonas (david_konka) | 78.15 | 98% | 2020-12-07 |
| 3523. | Jared (ratmanandgoblin) | 78.13 | 97% | 2017-09-17 |
| 3524. | 🐼 (bobby76) | 78.13 | 99% | 2020-09-21 |
| 3525. | David (hahayoulose) | 78.13 | 99% | 2017-09-27 |
| 3526. | Tilm (duqq) | 78.12 | 95% | 2020-08-05 |
| 3527. | Mikolaj (diamentos) | 78.12 | 97% | 2019-02-08 |
| 3528. | Juho (safou) | 78.12 | 96% | 2017-11-28 |
| 3529. | Andrew (raycast) | 78.11 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
| 3530. | Allen (coraza) | 78.11 | 96% | 2020-06-29 |
| 3531. | Sonu (intellectualcreatures) | 78.09 | 99% | 2019-04-01 |
| 3532. | Lemillion (lemillion) | 78.07 | 96% | 2018-02-28 |
| 3533. | Angela (angelarhe02) | 78.07 | 98% | 2017-10-13 |
| 3534. | meiqi (jinyongguk) | 78.06 | 97% | 2018-11-13 |
| 3535. | Luan (luan0763) | 78.06 | 97% | 2017-08-14 |
| 3536. | Cactus (cactus_jones) | 78.05 | 96% | 2020-02-25 |
| 3537. | LoyalPotato (loyalpotato) | 78.04 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
| 3538. | Brandon (tijae) | 78.04 | 97% | 2020-09-20 |
| 3539. | Aleksander (acidix) | 78.03 | 93% | 2020-11-30 |
| 3540. | Shaobo (naruth_nova) | 78.03 | 97% | 2019-12-13 |
| 3541. | Imme (immevdb) | 78.02 | 99% | 2018-11-28 |
| 3542. | William (coffeecaveman) | 78.01 | 96% | 2020-08-11 |
| 3543. | Grand Magus (aimtiaz20) | 78.01 | 98% | 2019-05-21 |
| 3544. | Josh (joshholder) | 77.98 | 99% | 2017-06-06 |
| 3545. | wood (kcai) | 77.98 | 94% | 2018-01-02 |
| 3546. | JagWar (jagwar) | 77.98 | 96% | 2020-08-05 |
| 3547. | Sean (seansdb6) | 77.98 | 95% | 2018-03-15 |
| 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 |