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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3858. | Lars (aaberg) | 75.24 | 96% | 2020-04-18 |
| 3859. | kathol (kathol) | 75.23 | 97% | 2020-05-28 |
| 3860. | W (w_v_) | 75.23 | 94% | 2020-11-21 |
| 3861. | Nasir (nasirkabir) | 75.22 | 99% | 2019-10-09 |
| 3862. | ableable (ableford) | 75.21 | 96% | 2020-05-19 |
| 3863. | Shahid (shahid_abbas) | 75.20 | 89% | 2017-04-30 |
| 3864. | Jeremy (gamingbull) | 75.19 | 97% | 2017-10-17 |
| 3865. | A (kerning) | 75.19 | 97% | 2018-08-21 |
| 3866. | demod (rebase) | 75.19 | 97% | 2019-02-24 |
| 3867. | Liam (1snowbane420) | 75.15 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
| 3868. | Ben (bentontypesfast) | 75.14 | 97% | 2019-08-08 |
| 3869. | swagfish (4thunion) | 75.14 | 96% | 2020-12-14 |
| 3870. | Hessi (hessijames) | 75.13 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
| 3871. | speedy77 (miqxl) | 75.12 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 3872. | Pointyepic (pointyepic) | 75.10 | 95% | 2019-11-26 |
| 3873. | Hello (islambek198) | 75.10 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 3874. | Momocat (acornboo) | 75.09 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
| 3875. | Rev (revcows) | 75.09 | 98% | 2020-11-30 |
| 3876. | nic (rainbowarsenal) | 75.08 | 95% | 2019-02-06 |
| 3877. | Alex (alexisstillalive) | 75.07 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
| 3878. | Jarod (terminuszwei) | 75.06 | 96% | 2020-09-05 |
| 3879. | Nick (an_uncreative_name) | 75.06 | 95% | 2019-11-08 |
| 3880. | Julia (juliaoh) | 75.06 | 97% | 2017-06-24 |
| 3881. | nat (bobby_tortilla) | 75.05 | 95% | 2020-02-09 |
| 3882. | xerb (xerb) | 75.05 | 95% | 2020-04-02 |
| 3883. | Fitzy (fitzyg) | 75.05 | 97% | 2019-04-02 |
| 3884. | Tyler (muslim_platypus) | 75.05 | 97% | 2018-11-29 |
| 3885. | 🔸Tornadox🔸 (riddickbr) | 75.04 | 98% | 2020-10-29 |
| 3886. | Leviathan (furyx) | 75.04 | 95% | 2019-08-25 |
| 3887. | Lie Algebra (liealgebracow) | 75.01 | 92% | 2017-01-16 |
| 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 |