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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1271. | marco (nnmarco) | 99.31 | 98% | 2019-12-16 |
| 1272. | misty (sprainedartery) | 99.29 | 99% | 2020-10-21 |
| 1273. | Ronald (kurozawa66) | 99.29 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
| 1274. | Alex (ohlookitsalpha) | 99.28 | 98% | 2020-03-27 |
| 1275. | Brian (rhaenyx) | 99.27 | 97% | 2020-07-16 |
| 1276. | Gabi (gabitzuxxl) | 99.21 | 98% | 2018-01-12 |
| 1277. | Heemy (heemylo) | 99.21 | 99% | 2018-03-21 |
| 1278. | kir (kiranv1584) | 99.17 | 99% | 2020-10-13 |
| 1279. | mikeswa (mikeswa) | 99.16 | 97% | 2017-07-09 |
| 1280. | micorazon (pajahify) | 99.14 | 98% | 2017-11-26 |
| 1281. | Mmm coffee (orchdork7926) | 99.14 | 99% | 2019-12-23 |
| 1282. | cliu568 (cliu568) | 99.11 | 99% | 2019-12-08 |
| 1283. | Toot (muncontin) | 99.09 | 98% | 2020-02-01 |
| 1284. | Exquisition (raimi) | 99.04 | 98% | 2019-03-31 |
| 1285. | Daniel (egn56) | 99.03 | 98% | 2019-12-22 |
| 1286. | Sik (briandec20) | 98.99 | 98% | 2020-08-02 |
| 1287. | bruh yoda baby these days (... | 98.97 | 97% | 2020-09-08 |
| 1288. | DoDo (ayanidle) | 98.97 | 98% | 2019-02-17 |
| 1289. | Poops (poops_magee) | 98.95 | 97% | 2020-09-29 |
| 1290. | d (hirundinidae) | 98.94 | 98% | 2020-09-04 |
| 1291. | Jia (icecoldpillow) | 98.91 | 100% | 2018-09-01 |
| 1292. | ap (nguyen4) | 98.89 | 100% | 2020-06-17 |
| 1293. | Bobokin (bookin123) | 98.89 | 99% | 2019-11-14 |
| 1294. | Sachin Sharma (ragemodeon) | 98.89 | 97% | 2020-10-01 |
| 1295. | Cragus (onebigbug) | 98.89 | 97% | 2017-06-10 |
| 1296. | Morris (h0nny) | 98.88 | 97% | 2020-03-07 |
| 1297. | Jorge (yoursoulismine) | 98.87 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
| 1298. | Jean-Michel (safturento) | 98.85 | 97% | 2019-06-18 |
| 1299. | Kevin (thehobokid) | 98.85 | 98% | 2019-11-25 |
| 1300. | eggs979 (eggs979) | 98.82 | 99% | 2020-09-24 |
| 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 |