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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2170. | Devin (spratty) | 89.06 | 97% | 2018-05-06 |
2171. | ♕₭ING♕ (norman0123) | 89.06 | 98% | 2017-05-29 |
2172. | Angelic (angelic_devil) | 89.05 | 97% | 2020-11-27 |
2173. | t (zyxx) | 89.05 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
2174. | tfell (tfell98) | 89.03 | 98% | 2019-12-20 |
2175. | Ethan (icapturekids) | 89.03 | 96% | 2019-03-15 |
2176. | (´・ω・`) its ok to b... | 89.02 | 96% | 2020-05-21 |
2177. | OdrogTwo (gordo2) | 89.02 | 98% | 2020-10-09 |
2178. | S = klnW (sklnw) | 89.02 | 98% | 2019-07-02 |
2179. | Mark (markrose) | 89.01 | 97% | 2020-08-08 |
2180. | Zane (ziggy9263) | 89.00 | 98% | 2020-03-30 |
2181. | kMerlot (kmerlot) | 88.97 | 97% | 2020-07-03 |
2182. | Cisco (yizzyweezy) | 88.97 | 98% | 2018-06-30 |
2183. | Ward (wtcarroll3) | 88.96 | 95% | 2019-09-26 |
2184. | rank1typist (rank1typist) | 88.94 | 93% | 2017-01-29 |
2185. | Mephist (memphis) | 88.94 | 96% | 2019-05-22 |
2186. | twis (vistopher) | 88.93 | 96% | 2020-12-09 |
2187. | Danat (danat_ayazbayev) | 88.93 | 96% | 2018-08-12 |
2188. | Brady (robotindian) | 88.93 | 100% | 2017-05-26 |
2189. | Like Like (like_like) | 88.92 | 98% | 2017-01-29 |
2190. | Bum (bumshakabum) | 88.91 | 94% | 2017-06-01 |
2191. | Bwen (godmaster9000) | 88.89 | 98% | 2017-11-28 |
2192. | == Klub (blueclub) | 88.88 | 95% | 2020-05-03 |
2193. | lau (asdsasd123) | 88.85 | 98% | 2019-02-10 |
2194. | Aaron (insertwordshere) | 88.84 | 94% | 2017-05-07 |
2195. | Jesse (jesseyay) | 88.83 | 96% | 2017-01-29 |
2196. | Gustav (gustavk2) | 88.83 | 99% | 2018-01-22 |
2197. | Park Shin Hye (yipaepaen) | 88.83 | 98% | 2018-10-26 |
2198. | Kloryc (ronc777can) | 88.80 | 97% | 2019-09-10 |
2199. | Twily (kangxp) | 88.79 | 100% | 2017-06-26 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |