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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
4723. | CJ (cowalll) | 69.69 | 95% | 2019-04-15 |
4724. | Haung (zeropower) | 69.69 | 96% | 2017-12-18 |
4725. | Code (codename47) | 69.68 | 95% | 2017-12-04 |
4726. | Reynard (rfaz_1) | 69.68 | 96% | 2019-08-14 |
4727. | Adam (borasz) | 69.68 | 98% | 2017-02-03 |
4728. | snitzel (snitzelhugendorf) | 69.67 | 95% | 2020-09-27 |
4729. | xStPro (xstpro) | 69.66 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
4730. | Kim Jong-il (a9088391) | 69.66 | 97% | 2019-06-23 |
4731. | Andrej (andrejd67) | 69.65 | 96% | 2020-04-24 |
4732. | Hieu (txhieu) | 69.65 | 97% | 2017-06-21 |
4733. | Nguyet (chim123) | 69.64 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
4734. | Aljoša (aljo5) | 69.64 | 94% | 2017-05-29 |
4735. | Nessak (nessak) | 69.63 | 97% | 2018-12-16 |
4736. | Ted (smart_tedergy) | 69.61 | 95% | 2018-07-05 |
4737. | Wusien (wusien) | 69.61 | 98% | 2020-05-19 |
4738. | Spanandan (spandan01) | 69.61 | 97% | 2018-02-24 |
4739. | Siraj (sirajerthat) | 69.60 | 97% | 2019-12-11 |
4740. | BLOWNY (blowny) | 69.59 | 95% | 2017-02-03 |
4741. | MadBantha II (madbanthaii) | 69.59 | 96% | 2020-09-19 |
4742. | Zhaofeng (zhaofonk) | 69.58 | 95% | 2018-12-02 |
4743. | PR (mrprx) | 69.58 | 97% | 2019-02-03 |
4744. | waleed (waleedbinkhalid) | 69.56 | 96% | 2019-09-12 |
4745. | Yandry (yandry) | 69.55 | 98% | 2019-06-19 |
4746. | kieran (kieran_c01) | 69.55 | 97% | 2019-03-06 |
4747. | develsixteen (develsixteen) | 69.55 | 95% | 2020-07-27 |
4748. | sonny (sonnysixteen) | 69.54 | 97% | 2020-01-17 |
4749. | Guilherme (gui_szk) | 69.52 | 97% | 2020-11-11 |
4750. | mhee (hangzoon) | 69.52 | 94% | 2018-08-20 |
4751. | Roland (radambc) | 69.51 | 98% | 2018-06-12 |
4752. | Sync (syncffmail) | 69.48 | 100% | 2019-09-21 |
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 |