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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1526. | Jamison (y4mz) | 95.72 | 97% | 2017-11-12 |
| 1527. | Jeff (cooliguy) | 95.71 | 98% | 2020-10-28 |
| 1528. | SilentHill (gosha666) | 95.68 | 99% | 2020-12-05 |
| 1529. | Michael (pioverlord) | 95.66 | 96% | 2019-03-16 |
| 1530. | Joe (pajama_cowboy) | 95.60 | 96% | 2018-04-15 |
| 1531. | Wirtual (road_to_100_wpm) | 95.59 | 97% | 2020-10-10 |
| 1532. | Vik (wikalerys) | 95.59 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 1533. | AkelloMukasa (akellomukasa) | 95.56 | 98% | 2019-01-18 |
| 1534. | Marasy (marasy8) | 95.54 | 96% | 2018-05-10 |
| 1535. | David (fuzzycheeks) | 95.54 | 87% | 2017-03-21 |
| 1536. | Eat (uncoiled) | 95.53 | 98% | 2017-05-19 |
| 1537. | Noob (touchhyper) | 95.53 | 98% | 2020-04-15 |
| 1538. | Chagil (chagil) | 95.53 | 89% | 2017-02-25 |
| 1539. | Jesse (cliev) | 95.52 | 96% | 2020-12-12 |
| 1540. | Jason (jasonrenz) | 95.51 | 98% | 2017-06-20 |
| 1541. | Tachydactylus (tachydactyl) | 95.51 | 98% | 2017-07-05 |
| 1542. | Alex (ajoui) | 95.50 | 97% | 2019-07-25 |
| 1543. | Christian (lawlbasaur) | 95.40 | 99% | 2017-09-29 |
| 1544. | ben (bumbleben7) | 95.40 | 95% | 2020-11-12 |
| 1545. | Ryan (rgassaway) | 95.39 | 96% | 2019-08-19 |
| 1546. | Alex (mightsrain) | 95.37 | 97% | 2019-03-15 |
| 1547. | ted (sayonara999) | 95.37 | 99% | 2019-05-11 |
| 1548. | ಠ_ರೃ Don Vito (nerdyn... | 95.35 | 99% | 2017-11-14 |
| 1549. | chuckey (chuckey) | 95.34 | 96% | 2019-11-16 |
| 1550. | Jordan (feelingsreal) | 95.34 | 96% | 2019-02-16 |
| 1551. | Nightwong (thfw00) | 95.34 | 97% | 2018-09-17 |
| 1552. | Josh (309pot) | 95.33 | 98% | 2019-12-10 |
| 1553. | panacotta (panacotta) | 95.33 | 98% | 2020-10-20 |
| 1554. | Pinhsien (plesry) | 95.33 | 97% | 2019-08-19 |
| 1555. | Ignacio (darkylove) | 95.29 | 99% | 2019-08-09 |
| 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 |