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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2650. | Jeamron (jeamronarat) | 84.65 | 97% | 2017-06-20 |
| 2651. | Alleviate (ttomcet) | 84.65 | 94% | 2017-03-31 |
| 2652. | purple (purpleanalogue) | 84.63 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
| 2653. | Aayush (imqwerty) | 84.62 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
| 2654. | Jimi (twentey) | 84.62 | 97% | 2017-05-06 |
| 2655. | Ales (_ales) | 84.61 | 98% | 2020-03-21 |
| 2656. | Konrad (chlupkaw) | 84.61 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 2657. | 😼 (dokylis) | 84.60 | 97% | 2020-07-07 |
| 2658. | Amr (amrhachicho) | 84.60 | 98% | 2019-02-08 |
| 2659. | Christian (chrisjooo) | 84.60 | 97% | 2018-05-03 |
| 2660. | cronky (cronky) | 84.58 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
| 2661. | Frostly (frostlyspark) | 84.58 | 97% | 2017-11-14 |
| 2662. | swag (swagmaster881) | 84.57 | 96% | 2017-06-18 |
| 2663. | Miri (youneedcheeses) | 84.56 | 97% | 2019-04-20 |
| 2664. | Khoi (khoitran) | 84.55 | 98% | 2020-11-29 |
| 2665. | muchinchai (muchinchai) | 84.55 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
| 2666. | ⊂( ▀ ͜͞ʖ▀)つ (sch... | 84.54 | 98% | 2020-10-15 |
| 2667. | Problem (problem) | 84.54 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
| 2668. | Ankush (ankush12345) | 84.54 | 97% | 2017-07-01 |
| 2669. | Marcus (x5starmodding) | 84.53 | 96% | 2019-12-19 |
| 2670. | Lew (eyeofth3b3hold3r) | 84.52 | 98% | 2017-06-08 |
| 2671. | Kiva (kivattt) | 84.49 | 95% | 2020-02-12 |
| 2672. | zveda (zveda) | 84.49 | 98% | 2017-09-22 |
| 2673. | Vãi Trí (minhtrihard) | 84.48 | 96% | 2017-05-04 |
| 2674. | Max (max_edmonds07) | 84.47 | 97% | 2020-10-23 |
| 2675. | elend (elendwalt) | 84.47 | 95% | 2017-09-14 |
| 2676. | Phoenix (djspookyphoenix) | 84.47 | 96% | 2017-05-16 |
| 2677. | Adam (pophamchild) | 84.47 | 97% | 2017-10-27 |
| 2678. | getfingrd (piggo1228) | 84.46 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 2679. | Joe (itsvizzini) | 84.43 | 97% | 2018-01-20 |
| 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 |