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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1193. | Brian (tunnun) | 100.47 | 99% | 2017-11-02 |
| 1194. | Brian (bv_altxps) | 100.44 | 97% | 2020-10-12 |
| 1195. | Glackstone (glackstone) | 100.44 | 99% | 2018-02-23 |
| 1196. | ..... (baskoroi) | 100.41 | 98% | 2017-11-13 |
| 1197. | Identitylessness (power_punch) | 100.40 | 99% | 2020-12-03 |
| 1198. | James (somezebras) | 100.38 | 98% | 2020-07-20 |
| 1199. | Ryan (novachamp) | 100.34 | 98% | 2019-04-06 |
| 1200. | Philip (phlipster) | 100.33 | 97% | 2017-11-28 |
| 1201. | Vince (changoa) | 100.33 | 98% | 2018-08-28 |
| 1202. | (sputype) | 100.30 | 99% | 2020-05-02 |
| 1203. | Roy (bommerhondjes14) | 100.27 | 97% | 2020-10-14 |
| 1204. | Teo (teodoriux13) | 100.27 | 99% | 2019-03-31 |
| 1205. | StewieGriffin (stewiegriffi... | 100.26 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 1206. | Ryan (xxhiny) | 100.22 | 98% | 2020-06-05 |
| 1207. | Emil (emle10) | 100.22 | 97% | 2019-10-04 |
| 1208. | The Dutch Cat (nmessick) | 100.20 | 97% | 2019-11-14 |
| 1209. | Reiss (tregor) | 100.17 | 98% | 2018-01-30 |
| 1210. | Ana (anacoda) | 100.16 | 99% | 2018-12-04 |
| 1211. | Donald (dazed1) | 100.12 | 97% | 2019-04-28 |
| 1212. | phil (phwang) | 100.08 | 98% | 2020-06-25 |
| 1213. | Hipz (kahipz) | 100.08 | 88% | 2017-02-01 |
| 1214. | gringie (gringie) | 100.05 | 94% | 2017-03-24 |
| 1215. | Savitar (savitarramen) | 100.05 | 95% | 2020-03-29 |
| 1216. | p1e (jackholly) | 100.05 | 97% | 2018-03-27 |
| 1217. | Steven (fasting) | 100.03 | 100% | 2017-09-10 |
| 1218. | you deserve to exist (charmx) | 100.03 | 98% | 2020-01-28 |
| 1219. | tstats[isakooooo] (isakooooo) | 100.03 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
| 1220. | ZlotZ (zlotz) | 100.01 | 97% | 2018-09-04 |
| 1221. | Alireza (thealireza) | 100.00 | 96% | 2020-11-20 |
| 1222. | Sonny (sonnyblaze) | 99.99 | 98% | 2017-10-31 |
| 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 |