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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6046. | Jay (jaydhanani36) | 59.92 | 95% | 2019-08-20 |
6047. | サイデクス (sidex15) | 59.92 | 97% | 2019-04-17 |
6048. | IHopeAndTry (rohitistyping) | 59.91 | 97% | 2020-10-25 |
6049. | Gianluca (subbuglio) | 59.91 | 97% | 2017-07-02 |
6050. | nitish (nitish_k008) | 59.91 | 96% | 2019-05-07 |
6051. | Ivan (ivan_m21) | 59.90 | 90% | 2017-03-15 |
6052. | sleepyran (sleepyran) | 59.89 | 96% | 2019-04-16 |
6053. | Nathan :) (xxwarlordxx) | 59.87 | 97% | 2019-01-04 |
6054. | tas (tahz) | 59.87 | 94% | 2017-01-29 |
6055. | Helena (coolister3) | 59.86 | 94% | 2018-05-16 |
6056. | Prithvi (tp3733) | 59.85 | 99% | 2020-11-26 |
6057. | Petrine51 (petrine51) | 59.85 | 97% | 2017-07-12 |
6058. | Wugebe (wugebe) | 59.85 | 96% | 2020-09-28 |
6059. | jjerry (jerry_nyae) | 59.84 | 96% | 2019-07-15 |
6060. | Tevefan (tevefan) | 59.83 | 99% | 2020-08-22 |
6061. | Saculu (saculu) | 59.83 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
6062. | Clay (cduck621) | 59.82 | 97% | 2018-11-09 |
6063. | ANUP (typekashyap) | 59.82 | 99% | 2018-11-16 |
6064. | DeimoS (mcediego) | 59.81 | 97% | 2017-03-27 |
6065. | Arvid (actaz) | 59.81 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
6066. | ryobisan (ryobisan) | 59.80 | 94% | 2017-06-02 |
6067. | Vedant (vedant09) | 59.80 | 97% | 2018-11-23 |
6068. | Olaf (olaf_surgut) | 59.80 | 92% | 2020-06-08 |
6069. | Joey (jmschrum) | 59.80 | 96% | 2020-12-04 |
6070. | heisvi (bobbytes) | 59.80 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
6071. | shaun (shaunbot_123) | 59.78 | 98% | 2020-08-06 |
6072. | Muhammad (tux_arif) | 59.78 | 96% | 2017-10-29 |
6073. | Swaraj (swarajpande4) | 59.77 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
6074. | airil (airilsra) | 59.77 | 99% | 2017-10-27 |
6075. | Gergő (lion1255) | 59.77 | 91% | 2017-02-20 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |