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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4672. | Bernie (bernie557) | 69.28 | 97% | 2020-10-25 |
| 4673. | Hydratictheta (flobosthefish) | 69.27 | 97% | 2020-09-12 |
| 4674. | Bruce (dirtywhite_) | 69.26 | 98% | 2020-11-27 |
| 4675. | Jan (draggonnfs) | 69.26 | 97% | 2019-02-26 |
| 4676. | Mai (itsmemai) | 69.26 | 92% | 2017-03-17 |
| 4677. | Rifqi (rifqisambas) | 69.25 | 95% | 2020-07-10 |
| 4678. | ur (achelous) | 69.25 | 93% | 2019-01-07 |
| 4679. | Zach (spanky269) | 69.24 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 4680. | Koshi (koshigaming) | 69.22 | 97% | 2020-09-16 |
| 4681. | Lurvad (lurvad) | 69.22 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
| 4682. | Appie (soriaty) | 69.22 | 97% | 2018-02-26 |
| 4683. | Aleks (aleks8) | 69.21 | 97% | 2018-07-05 |
| 4684. | Daniel (djeter1) | 69.20 | 97% | 2017-09-24 |
| 4685. | Umair (umairkhan) | 69.20 | 97% | 2017-06-07 |
| 4686. | Stanislav (stanmkh) | 69.19 | 96% | 2020-02-05 |
| 4687. | Please use an appropriate n... | 69.19 | 95% | 2018-12-04 |
| 4688. | You (checkicus) | 69.18 | 98% | 2020-06-05 |
| 4689. | Wikipedia (memor123) | 69.16 | 94% | 2017-05-26 |
| 4690. | Leo (leofuller) | 69.16 | 95% | 2019-02-26 |
| 4691. | shahbaz (shahbaz_kazi09) | 69.16 | 96% | 2018-05-30 |
| 4692. | Hayden (r1plee) | 69.15 | 95% | 2020-03-19 |
| 4693. | Philip (pajala) | 69.14 | 97% | 2017-12-29 |
| 4694. | Christian (bobbyjrrocks) | 69.13 | 98% | 2020-02-14 |
| 4695. | Jayesh (jayeshaw) | 69.13 | 97% | 2020-12-03 |
| 4696. | Hamza (hamzeh97) | 69.12 | 97% | 2018-09-28 |
| 4697. | Silent Killer (ebichu_chan) | 69.12 | 97% | 2018-10-08 |
| 4698. | avinash (avinash17121995) | 69.11 | 95% | 2017-05-03 |
| 4699. | Sho (shonadem25) | 69.10 | 90% | 2017-02-02 |
| 4700. | karsten (gamer112) | 69.10 | 97% | 2017-07-07 |
| 4701. | i am slower than you (koplkop) | 69.09 | 97% | 2018-05-18 |
| 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 |