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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4995. | Don (aideax) | 67.37 | 87% | 2017-03-13 |
| 4996. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 67.36 | 98% | 2020-07-24 |
| 4997. | jason (jcatiis) | 67.35 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 4998. | pygs (pygs) | 67.35 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
| 4999. | Vasja (artemis358) | 67.34 | 96% | 2017-08-13 |
| 5000. | Matt (deyomb567) | 67.33 | 97% | 2017-02-19 |
| 5001. | Rafael (rsdourado) | 67.33 | 97% | 2019-08-30 |
| 5002. | heng (hengsen) | 67.32 | 97% | 2020-08-16 |
| 5003. | eric (erictheass3) | 67.32 | 95% | 2020-11-30 |
| 5004. | Hiraman (hiraman) | 67.29 | 96% | 2019-10-18 |
| 5005. | 粘り (clayjarcm) | 67.29 | 98% | 2018-09-24 |
| 5006. | mj (ilangshot) | 67.27 | 97% | 2020-09-24 |
| 5007. | Abishek (gaminghero812) | 67.27 | 94% | 2017-11-10 |
| 5008. | Arthur (sylverphoenix) | 67.27 | 98% | 2019-09-10 |
| 5009. | Stigi (stigi) | 67.24 | 95% | 2017-08-25 |
| 5010. | tstats[azhy_01] (azhy_01) | 67.23 | 98% | 2020-12-19 |
| 5011. | Anton (arbfm) | 67.22 | 90% | 2017-04-06 |
| 5012. | griV (griv) | 67.21 | 95% | 2020-05-27 |
| 5013. | Blake (samuryon) | 67.21 | 94% | 2017-01-22 |
| 5014. | Nick (zaercon) | 67.20 | 98% | 2020-10-08 |
| 5015. | Jehar (rakhunb) | 67.19 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
| 5016. | Nathan (ltnghia678) | 67.18 | 97% | 2019-11-08 |
| 5017. | Brendan (lorsque) | 67.16 | 98% | 2017-10-24 |
| 5018. | Mile161 (mile161) | 67.16 | 99% | 2018-09-22 |
| 5019. | Phill (phillthethrill34) | 67.16 | 94% | 2019-04-04 |
| 5020. | (ง'̀-'́)ง (fkabrad) | 67.16 | 98% | 2017-11-14 |
| 5021. | Autumn (act01) | 67.14 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 5022. | Hasan (notelex) | 67.14 | 94% | 2020-10-01 |
| 5023. | VIncent (ar968) | 67.14 | 96% | 2019-01-13 |
| 5024. | david (daviddadummy) | 67.13 | 97% | 2020-09-14 |
| 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 |