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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5316. | Viet (vietbui99) | 65.28 | 93% | 2018-09-06 |
| 5317. | instantmax (schmiddla) | 65.28 | 95% | 2017-05-03 |
| 5318. | Bacosca (bacosca) | 65.28 | 97% | 2018-08-05 |
| 5319. | Rahul (russellriago) | 65.27 | 97% | 2018-05-30 |
| 5320. | Jon (sekrath983) | 65.26 | 95% | 2017-08-17 |
| 5321. | riel (blackmeong) | 65.26 | 97% | 2020-11-30 |
| 5322. | Jarelle (jarelleng) | 65.26 | 95% | 2019-07-09 |
| 5323. | l (savethedogeok) | 65.26 | 96% | 2020-07-31 |
| 5324. | Andre (grumpymonk2) | 65.26 | 97% | 2020-10-30 |
| 5325. | faris (deatheater914) | 65.25 | 98% | 2018-07-25 |
| 5326. | Qy (hihiqy1) | 65.25 | 97% | 2020-04-07 |
| 5327. | JellyBelly (alhaqiqa) | 65.25 | 97% | 2017-02-03 |
| 5328. | James (jamesofnet) | 65.24 | 94% | 2017-02-18 |
| 5329. | kr02lc (kreadzz) | 65.23 | 94% | 2018-09-16 |
| 5330. | Sagittarius (deelicious) | 65.21 | 95% | 2017-11-13 |
| 5331. | Kevin (faineantt) | 65.21 | 96% | 2020-07-25 |
| 5332. | FanTomMm (fantom1) | 65.20 | 96% | 2017-11-03 |
| 5333. | big (bigfudge14) | 65.20 | 95% | 2020-08-20 |
| 5334. | Frankie (frankiechiu13888) | 65.20 | 98% | 2018-12-20 |
| 5335. | Simon (sgoldins) | 65.19 | 95% | 2019-04-03 |
| 5336. | Faisal (mfaisal_98) | 65.19 | 93% | 2017-04-30 |
| 5337. | Ana (anophoo) | 65.19 | 98% | 2017-07-27 |
| 5338. | a (ierfth) | 65.18 | 95% | 2018-12-06 |
| 5339. | Zul (szeph) | 65.18 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 5340. | Fermin (ozymandiasf) | 65.17 | 96% | 2018-08-24 |
| 5341. | Rachit (rachit_rp) | 65.17 | 95% | 2019-08-14 |
| 5342. | Glaudio (grendise) | 65.17 | 98% | 2017-09-02 |
| 5343. | Tianle (metsurai) | 65.17 | 97% | 2018-01-26 |
| 5344. | Volman (dcr3f) | 65.16 | 95% | 2018-11-02 |
| 5345. | Surendra (frensuren) | 65.16 | 97% | 2019-04-01 |
| 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 |