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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2273. | Tim (xxtim) | 88.01 | 96% | 2018-10-22 |
| 2274. | Brockton (ztgstover) | 88.01 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 2275. | Ghea (mrs_horan) | 88.00 | 99% | 2017-06-22 |
| 2276. | Andrew (awand0806) | 88.00 | 97% | 2019-12-29 |
| 2277. | Dublin (dublin) | 88.00 | 91% | 2017-03-03 |
| 2278. | Deceime (applebabycare) | 87.99 | 98% | 2020-11-11 |
| 2279. | Django (backstop13) | 87.99 | 96% | 2017-05-12 |
| 2280. | Nelson (doomracer3) | 87.99 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 2281. | theoste18 (theoste18) | 87.99 | 96% | 2020-06-05 |
| 2282. | GustavG (blggg) | 87.99 | 97% | 2017-05-22 |
| 2283. | Finch (ficxjo) | 87.97 | 95% | 2020-09-05 |
| 2284. | chowder (elitechowder) | 87.97 | 96% | 2017-06-28 |
| 2285. | Paul (paulj1992) | 87.94 | 88% | 2017-01-26 |
| 2286. | Targi (targi) | 87.94 | 97% | 2020-11-05 |
| 2287. | Dejan (dejansrb) | 87.93 | 97% | 2018-03-18 |
| 2288. | Boris (xivid2) | 87.93 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 2289. | hk000806 (hk000806) | 87.92 | 90% | 2017-03-17 |
| 2290. | THE JEWELL (wildhorsesthe2nd) | 87.92 | 98% | 2019-10-30 |
| 2291. | FlameFrost (flamefrost) | 87.92 | 98% | 2019-03-15 |
| 2292. | Ava (spritemite) | 87.90 | 96% | 2018-04-21 |
| 2293. | CheetahDude (ghysdd) | 87.90 | 97% | 2019-11-13 |
| 2294. | taganaslamma (taganaslamma) | 87.89 | 96% | 2020-06-08 |
| 2295. | Genroy (fellster) | 87.89 | 98% | 2019-11-20 |
| 2296. | Winston (zywinston) | 87.87 | 96% | 2020-01-30 |
| 2297. | Demancer (demancer) | 87.87 | 99% | 2018-11-14 |
| 2298. | they used to say we would n... | 87.85 | 99% | 2019-09-02 |
| 2299. | Michael (michaelshahin2) | 87.84 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
| 2300. | 1000 & beyond (gkaps) | 87.83 | 96% | 2018-05-12 |
| 2301. | carnie (caneese) | 87.82 | 96% | 2020-04-23 |
| 2302. | Ethan (yaboinugget) | 87.82 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 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 |