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.
287 total characters in this text.
View Pit Stop page for this text
| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3368. | Ronan (zzztaco) | 79.20 | 98% | 2018-09-06 |
| 3369. | T^T (asylumchess) | 79.20 | 96% | 2018-05-01 |
| 3370. | Brandon (bgrospe) | 79.19 | 95% | 2018-11-07 |
| 3371. | Jesse (sarrod) | 79.19 | 96% | 2018-10-24 |
| 3372. | Divesh (rfrixy) | 79.19 | 97% | 2018-11-20 |
| 3373. | Trevor (trev0rk) | 79.19 | 98% | 2020-01-15 |
| 3374. | ♫ (_ag_) | 79.19 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
| 3375. | Eric (enm185) | 79.18 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
| 3376. | Justin (justinmpark) | 79.18 | 96% | 2018-12-15 |
| 3377. | Pepega (fips) | 79.17 | 99% | 2017-07-09 |
| 3378. | Nikhil (nikhilkmr300) | 79.16 | 98% | 2020-05-09 |
| 3379. | Appel (appeltert) | 79.16 | 98% | 2019-12-06 |
| 3380. | Sid (cynocid) | 79.16 | 97% | 2020-09-11 |
| 3381. | Tommy (tummzyt) | 79.15 | 97% | 2018-10-21 |
| 3382. | tyrell (tyrell_welick) | 79.14 | 98% | 2020-09-07 |
| 3383. | Russ (rtyui9) | 79.14 | 96% | 2018-11-11 |
| 3384. | Juan (oduk) | 79.13 | 96% | 2017-04-28 |
| 3385. | Trevor (trevortypes) | 79.13 | 98% | 2017-10-14 |
| 3386. | Person (relearner) | 79.13 | 97% | 2018-02-12 |
| 3387. | Kevin (logia) | 79.11 | 95% | 2018-12-04 |
| 3388. | SamYouL (samyoul) | 79.10 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
| 3389. | Krislyz (krislyz) | 79.10 | 97% | 2018-10-16 |
| 3390. | Azzan (azzan) | 79.09 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
| 3391. | Emil (ekemil) | 79.09 | 99% | 2019-09-25 |
| 3392. | M (lordkoppie) | 79.08 | 97% | 2020-04-22 |
| 3393. | Bread (breadcommander) | 79.07 | 96% | 2018-04-09 |
| 3394. | Theo (theogv) | 79.07 | 94% | 2020-08-16 |
| 3395. | Pan (onepan) | 79.06 | 95% | 2020-01-03 |
| 3396. | a (mechanicalboi) | 79.05 | 96% | 2020-07-20 |
| 3397. | Allan (ajdx88) | 79.05 | 95% | 2017-10-04 |
| 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 |