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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6014. | Courtney (courtnaaayy325) | 60.67 | 99% | 2017-12-01 |
6015. | Dust (l4sts0ul) | 60.67 | 91% | 2017-04-06 |
6016. | Wilford (wilfordjason) | 60.66 | 97% | 2020-12-09 |
6017. | Douglas (illuzionz) | 60.66 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
6018. | Rafael (rendon) | 60.66 | 94% | 2017-02-15 |
6019. | Evan (evan1167) | 60.66 | 94% | 2020-06-27 |
6020. | Van (motorhobo) | 60.66 | 98% | 2018-11-11 |
6021. | hadadzhi (hadadzhi) | 60.65 | 96% | 2017-06-19 |
6022. | ssiKY (ssiky) | 60.65 | 97% | 2020-01-26 |
6023. | Antonio (tonio145) | 60.65 | 95% | 2017-02-07 |
6024. | Mani(◕‿◕) (mani2k15) | 60.64 | 96% | 2018-02-23 |
6025. | deydey (iskalaberkberk0427) | 60.63 | 96% | 2020-11-02 |
6026. | Arsen (punkbooster) | 60.63 | 97% | 2017-07-07 |
6027. | Jordan (mrkentman) | 60.62 | 95% | 2018-06-04 |
6028. | Henry (squidhs) | 60.61 | 93% | 2017-05-09 |
6029. | Efold (efoldsz) | 60.58 | 98% | 2018-03-16 |
6030. | Justine (noob3tc) | 60.57 | 96% | 2020-11-07 |
6031. | Predator (predator_017) | 60.56 | 97% | 2020-10-12 |
6032. | John (johnjitsu) | 60.54 | 97% | 2019-05-01 |
6033. | kimberly (kimberlina1) | 60.53 | 94% | 2018-12-06 |
6034. | epicc (epiccuwu) | 60.52 | 97% | 2020-10-29 |
6035. | Muhammad (muhammadshahid) | 60.52 | 98% | 2018-04-09 |
6036. | brandon (bignasty394) | 60.50 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
6037. | ok (banadagril) | 60.50 | 95% | 2020-06-24 |
6038. | Roy (royroyking) | 60.49 | 95% | 2020-12-19 |
6039. | Felipe (felipet) | 60.48 | 98% | 2020-05-26 |
6040. | Paul (warrenpya) | 60.48 | 98% | 2017-10-11 |
6041. | Shubham (realshubhamjadhav) | 60.47 | 95% | 2018-07-07 |
6042. | gurzil (gurzil) | 60.47 | 98% | 2019-07-20 |
6043. | Daniel (danonymous) | 60.46 | 96% | 2017-11-21 |
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 |