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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5027. | pro (promarvlen) | 67.52 | 99% | 2018-02-07 |
| 5028. | yousef (yousef_badr23) | 67.51 | 95% | 2020-06-07 |
| 5029. | Samuel (sbelete01) | 67.51 | 96% | 2018-01-03 |
| 5030. | Chris (kingscross01) | 67.50 | 97% | 2020-01-07 |
| 5031. | school_is_useless (school_i... | 67.50 | 96% | 2019-09-22 |
| 5032. | berak (bberakk) | 67.50 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 5033. | Jane (joey2216) | 67.49 | 94% | 2017-08-06 |
| 5034. | Luke (gianthairman) | 67.48 | 93% | 2017-03-17 |
| 5035. | Extremely (ecksdee231) | 67.47 | 96% | 2020-11-27 |
| 5036. | Andrew (tiger1490) | 67.46 | 98% | 2018-05-08 |
| 5037. | Nathan (zyllyan) | 67.46 | 96% | 2018-09-25 |
| 5038. | Andrei (cpt_kek) | 67.45 | 98% | 2019-07-16 |
| 5039. | Jason (jlaesxoin) | 67.44 | 94% | 2018-09-26 |
| 5040. | Arvensis (technolancer) | 67.43 | 95% | 2020-11-04 |
| 5041. | Walker (walker_) | 67.43 | 97% | 2017-08-11 |
| 5042. | David (kingdavidq) | 67.42 | 97% | 2018-11-10 |
| 5043. | Daniel (dvhftw) | 67.37 | 96% | 2017-05-09 |
| 5044. | Don (aideax) | 67.37 | 87% | 2017-03-13 |
| 5045. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 67.36 | 98% | 2020-07-24 |
| 5046. | jason (jcatiis) | 67.35 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 5047. | pygs (pygs) | 67.35 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
| 5048. | Vasja (artemis358) | 67.34 | 96% | 2017-08-13 |
| 5049. | Matt (deyomb567) | 67.33 | 97% | 2017-02-19 |
| 5050. | Rafael (rsdourado) | 67.33 | 97% | 2019-08-30 |
| 5051. | heng (hengsen) | 67.32 | 97% | 2020-08-16 |
| 5052. | eric (erictheass3) | 67.32 | 95% | 2020-11-30 |
| 5053. | Hiraman (hiraman) | 67.29 | 96% | 2019-10-18 |
| 5054. | 粘り (clayjarcm) | 67.29 | 98% | 2018-09-24 |
| 5055. | mj (ilangshot) | 67.27 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 5056. | Arthur (sylverphoenix) | 67.27 | 98% | 2019-09-10 |
| 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 |