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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2976. | Nabeel (nab_n) | 82.21 | 97% | 2018-09-03 |
| 2977. | Daniel (oksshammy) | 82.19 | 98% | 2018-07-01 |
| 2978. | onah (learning_dvorak1) | 82.18 | 97% | 2020-07-08 |
| 2979. | EatingFromTrashcan (namtrac... | 82.17 | 96% | 2018-10-16 |
| 2980. | Dankman (dedankman) | 82.16 | 99% | 2018-12-03 |
| 2981. | Kavika (kavika30) | 82.15 | 98% | 2020-07-09 |
| 2982. | Sheianne (sheianneisaboy) | 82.13 | 97% | 2019-05-22 |
| 2983. | Satyam (satyam_kumar) | 82.13 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
| 2984. | abmis (abmis) | 82.13 | 97% | 2018-05-01 |
| 2985. | Jakob (kosir35) | 82.12 | 93% | 2017-02-01 |
| 2986. | ◭pokegeek◭ (pokegeek) | 82.11 | 90% | 2017-05-12 |
| 2987. | Mika (ayamterbang) | 82.10 | 97% | 2018-05-18 |
| 2988. | rantan (rantanplann) | 82.09 | 95% | 2019-05-30 |
| 2989. | Zaoxa (enkryptsyon) | 82.09 | 97% | 2019-07-03 |
| 2990. | 4Head (extramilkydubs) | 82.08 | 98% | 2019-07-08 |
| 2991. | Reebane (reebane) | 82.08 | 97% | 2019-06-10 |
| 2992. | JanBa (pythonbyte) | 82.07 | 98% | 2020-07-21 |
| 2993. | Kyle (traplover) | 82.04 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
| 2994. | Cotton (gabering) | 82.03 | 98% | 2019-02-08 |
| 2995. | myco (myco24) | 82.02 | 98% | 2020-05-19 |
| 2996. | haraj (haraj) | 82.02 | 95% | 2020-03-09 |
| 2997. | James (yaboi6942012) | 82.01 | 97% | 2018-11-27 |
| 2998. | Jaume (reixach) | 82.01 | 97% | 2017-09-10 |
| 2999. | burgir. (sub10cuber) | 82.00 | 97% | 2020-04-24 |
| 3000. | Colin (typeofwhey) | 82.00 | 98% | 2019-03-02 |
| 3001. | Simon (goffen) | 82.00 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 3002. | GNU先輩 (gnuman98) | 81.99 | 97% | 2019-02-07 |
| 3003. | Johnny (tagit) | 81.98 | 97% | 2019-01-01 |
| 3004. | Mason (kim_jong_un_) | 81.98 | 96% | 2017-06-08 |
| 3005. | ZeroByter (zerobyter) | 81.95 | 97% | 2019-11-09 |
| 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 |