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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4885. | Darius (dx27) | 68.30 | 98% | 2018-05-17 |
| 4886. | Sam (busiclucho) | 68.30 | 96% | 2018-02-22 |
| 4887. | delfan (delfaaan) | 68.29 | 94% | 2019-06-18 |
| 4888. | quack (virtualknight) | 68.28 | 93% | 2017-03-26 |
| 4889. | Jack (jacknachos) | 68.28 | 96% | 2018-11-17 |
| 4890. | Tonata (tonata) | 68.27 | 92% | 2019-04-08 |
| 4891. | Jojo (jonathanfg) | 68.27 | 95% | 2017-11-16 |
| 4892. | John (johndeakin) | 68.27 | 95% | 2017-04-21 |
| 4893. | Jack (jtv313) | 68.25 | 96% | 2020-06-30 |
| 4894. | Carl (hjoerleif) | 68.25 | 91% | 2017-05-13 |
| 4895. | bon (wthboms6) | 68.24 | 96% | 2020-10-12 |
| 4896. | Caroline (chanrin22) | 68.23 | 96% | 2018-03-27 |
| 4897. | Daniel (knaggs2001) | 68.22 | 96% | 2019-09-26 |
| 4898. | Chawin (nick41746) | 68.22 | 97% | 2017-07-24 |
| 4899. | Suthichai (randombadger) | 68.21 | 98% | 2019-12-28 |
| 4900. | Sunny (randomchamps) | 68.21 | 95% | 2018-09-11 |
| 4901. | Chirag (tkdchirag) | 68.18 | 99% | 2020-12-18 |
| 4902. | Derek (dtblanken81) | 68.18 | 97% | 2019-12-02 |
| 4903. | Chee Kean (trufflemuffle) | 68.18 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
| 4904. | Rahul (gudiracer) | 68.17 | 95% | 2019-10-09 |
| 4905. | Brum brum (pwnxl) | 68.15 | 97% | 2020-02-10 |
| 4906. | Joshua (wthjosh) | 68.15 | 95% | 2017-10-08 |
| 4907. | sybell john sajan (sybell) | 68.15 | 97% | 2017-08-30 |
| 4908. | Bear (pr0d19y) | 68.14 | 96% | 2019-05-20 |
| 4909. | Ryan (rhyemar) | 68.14 | 96% | 2018-02-27 |
| 4910. | Aaron (miniturk101) | 68.13 | 97% | 2019-10-16 |
| 4911. | Gerhard (gkuschnik) | 68.13 | 96% | 2019-07-05 |
| 4912. | Rk (rktyper) | 68.11 | 96% | 2019-01-15 |
| 4913. | JV (maxmalakas) | 68.11 | 98% | 2017-10-22 |
| 4914. | Hugh Janus (chrispoulos) | 68.10 | 97% | 2020-05-22 |
| 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 |