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 |
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1130. | (maybenonquit) | 101.45 | 98% | 2020-05-13 |
1131. | (intrnl) | 101.45 | 98% | 2019-06-02 |
1132. | Rearia (rearia) | 101.39 | 96% | 2018-02-22 |
1133. | Y (kwal) | 101.38 | 99% | 2019-07-23 |
1134. | sir abelot (lololong) | 101.34 | 97% | 2020-09-04 |
1135. | Jason (jpngfile) | 101.33 | 97% | 2018-11-21 |
1136. | nick (nickderp) | 101.33 | 95% | 2019-10-14 |
1137. | Will (shadzalt) | 101.30 | 99% | 2020-07-16 |
1138. | Rusty (foundry) | 101.30 | 99% | 2018-01-11 |
1139. | Nemsi (nemsii) | 101.29 | 98% | 2020-02-21 |
1140. | Tamer (tmr0222) | 101.29 | 97% | 2018-11-30 |
1141. | Se (stopclimatechange) | 101.26 | 95% | 2019-04-07 |
1142. | cluwei (cluwei) | 101.25 | 97% | 2020-09-25 |
1143. | Solomann (kuttamma01) | 101.25 | 97% | 2019-10-09 |
1144. | two_fonezz (two_fonezz) | 101.24 | 97% | 2019-01-02 |
1145. | Beket (bayemirov) | 101.24 | 99% | 2020-07-24 |
1146. | M (methawatc) | 101.23 | 98% | 2018-05-01 |
1147. | Sai (justnov) | 101.18 | 99% | 2020-02-10 |
1148. | Sakura (pokemoners2) | 101.18 | 93% | 2017-02-15 |
1149. | Putu (boostedwrx) | 101.17 | 98% | 2019-01-02 |
1150. | Khiết Doanh (kd9x) | 101.17 | 98% | 2018-05-29 |
1151. | Kathryn (grace6446) | 101.17 | 98% | 2017-06-05 |
1152. | Bekah (goddessbekah) | 101.16 | 98% | 2019-01-21 |
1153. | Kenji (moarkenji) | 101.16 | 97% | 2018-12-02 |
1154. | TimTam_NZ (timtam_nz) | 101.15 | 98% | 2020-07-29 |
1155. | Kevin (kevzjhu) | 101.15 | 98% | 2019-10-25 |
1156. | Dean (biollama112) | 101.15 | 96% | 2018-06-02 |
1157. | jeff (typecringe) | 101.15 | 98% | 2020-02-23 |
1158. | Surendra (surendrakc) | 101.14 | 94% | 2017-04-27 |
1159. | Matthew (matwat7) | 101.12 | 99% | 2019-05-09 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |