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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4981. | Leo (ljrobispado) | 67.65 | 97% | 2018-10-27 |
| 4982. | Chonlathep (unlimitia) | 67.64 | 98% | 2017-02-01 |
| 4983. | Michael (minhnt90) | 67.63 | 99% | 2019-09-04 |
| 4984. | Finn (finnjo) | 67.61 | 96% | 2018-08-24 |
| 4985. | yourdad (classiclol) | 67.61 | 95% | 2018-03-16 |
| 4986. | Wake (awriter) | 67.59 | 98% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4987. | a (suk_) | 67.59 | 96% | 2019-01-19 |
| 4988. | Stan (peppawutz) | 67.58 | 96% | 2019-07-01 |
| 4989. | Kornel (valnaras) | 67.57 | 96% | 2018-04-08 |
| 4990. | Santiago (drebexler) | 67.56 | 96% | 2020-09-11 |
| 4991. | Mighty (min111) | 67.56 | 97% | 2018-06-13 |
| 4992. | Soroosh (soroosheh10) | 67.55 | 97% | 2019-07-29 |
| 4993. | Enzoo (enderboyx200) | 67.54 | 95% | 2019-05-04 |
| 4994. | Robert (elitists) | 67.54 | 97% | 2019-10-16 |
| 4995. | RabbitTone (rabbittone) | 67.53 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
| 4996. | samson (rangwin) | 67.53 | 98% | 2020-11-29 |
| 4997. | pro (promarvlen) | 67.52 | 99% | 2018-02-07 |
| 4998. | yousef (yousef_badr23) | 67.51 | 95% | 2020-06-07 |
| 4999. | Samuel (sbelete01) | 67.51 | 96% | 2018-01-03 |
| 5000. | Chris (kingscross01) | 67.50 | 97% | 2020-01-07 |
| 5001. | school_is_useless (school_i... | 67.50 | 96% | 2019-09-22 |
| 5002. | berak (bberakk) | 67.50 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 5003. | Jane (joey2216) | 67.49 | 94% | 2017-08-06 |
| 5004. | Luke (gianthairman) | 67.48 | 93% | 2017-03-17 |
| 5005. | Extremely (ecksdee231) | 67.47 | 96% | 2020-11-27 |
| 5006. | Andrew (tiger1490) | 67.46 | 98% | 2018-05-08 |
| 5007. | Nathan (zyllyan) | 67.46 | 96% | 2018-09-25 |
| 5008. | Andrei (cpt_kek) | 67.45 | 98% | 2019-07-16 |
| 5009. | Jason (jlaesxoin) | 67.44 | 94% | 2018-09-26 |
| 5010. | Arvensis (technolancer) | 67.43 | 95% | 2020-11-04 |
| 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 |