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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4759. | Kurt (floofy_tail) | 69.43 | 89% | 2017-05-21 |
| 4760. | Emil (gruvan) | 69.42 | 90% | 2017-03-30 |
| 4761. | Augment (augment) | 69.41 | 96% | 2019-07-19 |
| 4762. | Snoody (snoody) | 69.41 | 98% | 2017-11-24 |
| 4763. | MK (mattkent2121) | 69.40 | 97% | 2019-07-25 |
| 4764. | Shaddii (shaddii) | 69.40 | 95% | 2020-04-17 |
| 4765. | Martin (martinmadis) | 69.39 | 97% | 2020-08-28 |
| 4766. | John (slickmyslacks) | 69.39 | 96% | 2018-08-07 |
| 4767. | Mauri (feministi) | 69.38 | 97% | 2018-10-19 |
| 4768. | Ish (asdfwhatyouknow) | 69.38 | 91% | 2017-04-25 |
| 4769. | Isaiah (magicnewt) | 69.38 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
| 4770. | Sootymatt (sootymatt) | 69.38 | 85% | 2017-02-16 |
| 4771. | Esko (cowwie) | 69.37 | 94% | 2018-03-24 |
| 4772. | Bradley (bradman41) | 69.37 | 95% | 2018-04-03 |
| 4773. | Birdo (killersiete) | 69.37 | 96% | 2019-12-01 |
| 4774. | hans (hmuendel) | 69.37 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
| 4775. | Null (nullstring) | 69.36 | 94% | 2020-12-02 |
| 4776. | Ian (nelson_kempkey) | 69.36 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 4777. | Harmonic (blitzzzz) | 69.36 | 96% | 2020-09-07 |
| 4778. | Nicki (nick1324354) | 69.35 | 97% | 2017-09-07 |
| 4779. | (you) (komokolo) | 69.35 | 96% | 2020-07-20 |
| 4780. | Sphynx (sphynxy) | 69.35 | 97% | 2019-02-08 |
| 4781. | Kenz (kenzyun) | 69.35 | 95% | 2018-11-21 |
| 4782. | তৌসিফুল ফ... | 69.33 | 98% | 2020-10-17 |
| 4783. | Hurulv (hurulv) | 69.33 | 96% | 2019-07-19 |
| 4784. | shellyshellyshellyumm (blue... | 69.32 | 96% | 2020-06-05 |
| 4785. | Harvest (gearsoftheapparatus) | 69.31 | 94% | 2017-10-24 |
| 4786. | Manne (epicblueberry) | 69.30 | 96% | 2018-11-25 |
| 4787. | J (jen12) | 69.30 | 97% | 2017-06-07 |
| 4788. | wchlhyun (wchlhyun) | 69.29 | 96% | 2019-12-23 |
| 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 |