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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3440. | Julia (bskdjewels) | 78.38 | 97% | 2019-04-30 |
| 3441. | Amos (amosbird) | 78.37 | 98% | 2017-10-01 |
| 3442. | Nolan (nolangreub) | 78.36 | 98% | 2020-05-23 |
| 3443. | Susan (pfpigs) | 78.36 | 97% | 2017-07-07 |
| 3444. | Edvinas (bull3tf) | 78.35 | 97% | 2018-09-16 |
| 3445. | Christian (the_tian) | 78.35 | 97% | 2017-10-14 |
| 3446. | SKIPPA (skippa) | 78.34 | 96% | 2020-02-03 |
| 3447. | RAÇA CAASO (sebastorama) | 78.32 | 97% | 2019-01-16 |
| 3448. | BoxBoy (uchenkadi) | 78.32 | 97% | 2020-02-10 |
| 3449. | Etalm (walter_gilbert) | 78.31 | 97% | 2020-07-15 |
| 3450. | neko (nekoyuni) | 78.30 | 100% | 2019-12-27 |
| 3451. | Gregory (azndota) | 78.29 | 98% | 2018-02-06 |
| 3452. | heclord (heclord) | 78.28 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 3453. | Peter Ian (casparbayliss) | 78.27 | 97% | 2019-06-13 |
| 3454. | Jeffah (jeffah) | 78.27 | 97% | 2017-06-21 |
| 3455. | Tetu (bwewts) | 78.27 | 97% | 2020-02-20 |
| 3456. | Alexander (dingding18) | 78.26 | 95% | 2019-05-04 |
| 3457. | Muy (muychewy) | 78.26 | 98% | 2020-07-20 |
| 3458. | Alex (ahelow) | 78.26 | 97% | 2018-04-22 |
| 3459. | Aibrys (aibrys) | 78.26 | 97% | 2017-07-20 |
| 3460. | vamsi (vamsivadrevu) | 78.25 | 95% | 2017-03-04 |
| 3461. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 78.24 | 97% | 2017-01-30 |
| 3462. | gupta (gupta01) | 78.23 | 98% | 2017-03-29 |
| 3463. | Ye (yester1802) | 78.22 | 97% | 2020-04-27 |
| 3464. | korazer (rafhael132) | 78.22 | 96% | 2020-02-07 |
| 3465. | Jacob (spacelamar) | 78.21 | 98% | 2018-10-17 |
| 3466. | Siddhartha (gravito12345) | 78.21 | 98% | 2020-12-04 |
| 3467. | . (athazagoraphobia) | 78.21 | 96% | 2019-01-20 |
| 3468. | AlphaCross (alphacross06) | 78.20 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
| 3469. | Josh (expiredvenom) | 78.18 | 97% | 2019-07-06 |
| 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 |