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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4343. | Ethan (cmfridays) | 72.38 | 99% | 2020-09-08 |
| 4344. | Daaaave (daferret83) | 72.38 | 99% | 2020-08-25 |
| 4345. | Puppy (puppysmile) | 72.38 | 99% | 2017-06-28 |
| 4346. | Tom (tomhoppen) | 72.37 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
| 4347. | fyda was here (cthuihu) | 72.37 | 95% | 2018-06-20 |
| 4348. | Tim (jimbo112) | 72.35 | 97% | 2020-10-30 |
| 4349. | Carter (cmaniac15) | 72.34 | 97% | 2018-09-28 |
| 4350. | neneko soldat meltfire (nerif) | 72.33 | 94% | 2020-06-18 |
| 4351. | Jonah (jonahswann20) | 72.31 | 96% | 2020-09-27 |
| 4352. | Katya (amaniax) | 72.31 | 98% | 2018-10-14 |
| 4353. | Axel (prodiicate) | 72.30 | 97% | 2019-02-07 |
| 4354. | Andrej (apalias) | 72.30 | 97% | 2020-11-02 |
| 4355. | 而自遇見你 惡夢就... | 72.29 | 96% | 2019-02-24 |
| 4356. | yaho_ (yaho_) | 72.28 | 97% | 2020-12-07 |
| 4357. | Ken (kotktw) | 72.26 | 97% | 2018-11-08 |
| 4358. | Nicholas (galderin) | 72.26 | 97% | 2019-03-03 |
| 4359. | prox (proxisos) | 72.24 | 94% | 2020-05-25 |
| 4360. | thax (argothian) | 72.24 | 97% | 2017-09-20 |
| 4361. | Thomas (trkirk) | 72.23 | 98% | 2019-08-12 |
| 4362. | CoveredInBees (coveredinbees) | 72.23 | 97% | 2019-06-04 |
| 4363. | Zudio (ildosrel) | 72.22 | 98% | 2019-11-28 |
| 4364. | Howard (bpiggy) | 72.21 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
| 4365. | Chirag (chirag23) | 72.19 | 99% | 2019-12-07 |
| 4366. | Zacc (zaccymomo) | 72.16 | 97% | 2020-06-19 |
| 4367. | AJ287772 (aj287772) | 72.16 | 98% | 2018-11-08 |
| 4368. | Rob (smooff) | 72.16 | 94% | 2017-04-25 |
| 4369. | Evan (lil_effer) | 72.15 | 98% | 2017-09-23 |
| 4370. | Lil (rabeis) | 72.15 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 4371. | Abhijeet (flamekaiser) | 72.15 | 97% | 2020-09-21 |
| 4372. | 3iex (v138) | 72.15 | 97% | 2020-12-04 |
| 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 |