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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3929. | ableable (ableford) | 75.21 | 96% | 2020-05-19 |
| 3930. | Shahid (shahid_abbas) | 75.20 | 89% | 2017-04-30 |
| 3931. | Jeremy (gamingbull) | 75.19 | 97% | 2017-10-17 |
| 3932. | demod (rebase) | 75.19 | 97% | 2019-02-24 |
| 3933. | A (kerning) | 75.19 | 97% | 2018-08-21 |
| 3934. | Liam (1snowbane420) | 75.15 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
| 3935. | Ben (bentontypesfast) | 75.14 | 97% | 2019-08-08 |
| 3936. | swagfish (4thunion) | 75.14 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 3937. | Hessi (hessijames) | 75.13 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
| 3938. | speedy77 (miqxl) | 75.12 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 3939. | Pointyepic (pointyepic) | 75.10 | 95% | 2019-11-26 |
| 3940. | Hello (islambek198) | 75.10 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 3941. | Momocat (acornboo) | 75.09 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
| 3942. | Rev (revcows) | 75.09 | 98% | 2020-11-30 |
| 3943. | nic (rainbowarsenal) | 75.08 | 95% | 2019-02-06 |
| 3944. | Alex (alexisstillalive) | 75.07 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
| 3945. | Jarod (terminuszwei) | 75.06 | 96% | 2020-09-05 |
| 3946. | Nick (an_uncreative_name) | 75.06 | 95% | 2019-11-08 |
| 3947. | Julia (juliaoh) | 75.06 | 97% | 2017-06-24 |
| 3948. | nat (bobby_tortilla) | 75.05 | 95% | 2020-02-09 |
| 3949. | xerb (xerb) | 75.05 | 95% | 2020-04-02 |
| 3950. | Fitzy (fitzyg) | 75.05 | 97% | 2019-04-02 |
| 3951. | Tyler (muslim_platypus) | 75.05 | 97% | 2018-11-29 |
| 3952. | ninja (riddickbr) | 75.04 | 98% | 2020-10-29 |
| 3953. | Leviathan (furyx) | 75.04 | 95% | 2019-08-25 |
| 3954. | Lie Algebra (liealgebracow) | 75.01 | 92% | 2017-01-16 |
| 3955. | atoi (atoi) | 75.00 | 96% | 2017-05-21 |
| 3956. | Zach (astrozach) | 75.00 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
| 3957. | Nikola (elenhar) | 75.00 | 95% | 2017-02-27 |
| 3958. | Honded (honded) | 74.99 | 95% | 2019-10-30 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |