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
Active since January 13, 2017.
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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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8287. | Vanely (vanely) | 39.29 | 95% | 2018-04-20 |
8288. | Dale (garmonbozia) | 39.28 | 97% | 2017-09-28 |
8289. | Wing Sze (fwsze) | 39.27 | 95% | 2019-01-06 |
8290. | Sooraj (thesgyro) | 39.27 | 88% | 2017-05-05 |
8291. | Jugemu (yerden01) | 39.26 | 94% | 2018-07-13 |
8292. | Thor (johnthebestmountainman) | 39.26 | 97% | 2017-08-19 |
8293. | Peter (yaxo) | 39.26 | 99% | 2019-03-28 |
8294. | farzan (farzanfrost) | 39.24 | 95% | 2020-05-31 |
8295. | Artem (bloodypikachu) | 39.22 | 99% | 2018-06-15 |
8296. | Arif (arif224) | 39.21 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
8297. | Ripx (ripx) | 39.20 | 92% | 2017-08-02 |
8298. | Christopher (chesscello) | 39.19 | 95% | 2017-02-17 |
8299. | joey (jofotech) | 39.18 | 94% | 2019-02-22 |
8300. | Ahmed (fadlalla) | 39.16 | 96% | 2020-09-05 |
8301. | Mark (mamochiro) | 39.13 | 93% | 2020-11-27 |
8302. | Dennis (babooni) | 39.13 | 95% | 2020-11-10 |
8303. | Geetansh (pandaculture) | 39.11 | 94% | 2020-03-30 |
8304. | kifle (kifletdss) | 39.11 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
8305. | Azamat (zyntemirov) | 39.08 | 90% | 2017-01-25 |
8306. | Isaac (mankeymousse) | 39.08 | 85% | 2017-02-12 |
8307. | Wilsson (wilssonii) | 39.08 | 95% | 2017-07-17 |
8308. | Kevyn David (zoniados11) | 39.08 | 95% | 2017-02-06 |
8309. | first name (reaellad2) | 39.07 | 97% | 2019-02-19 |
8310. | Duck (theduckracer) | 39.04 | 93% | 2019-03-14 |
8311. | Akil (akil_tajwar) | 39.03 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
8312. | MOHAMMAD ARMAN (armank53) | 39.03 | 94% | 2020-01-06 |
8313. | Eirik (123fus123) | 39.03 | 92% | 2017-11-02 |
8314. | Pranav (pranavmurray) | 38.99 | 93% | 2020-10-03 |
8315. | karl (waiki_bobo) | 38.99 | 95% | 2017-10-17 |
8316. | Evan (ezaqz) | 38.98 | 94% | 2020-08-27 |
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 |