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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3328. | Sean Paolo (seanpaolo_22) | 79.44 | 97% | 2020-06-12 |
| 3329. | Md (guestest) | 79.43 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
| 3330. | Grant (fierytorrent) | 79.42 | 96% | 2020-12-06 |
| 3331. | InfiniteCows (infinitecows) | 79.41 | 97% | 2018-03-12 |
| 3332. | Smilingface (buffonsea) | 79.40 | 94% | 2017-03-21 |
| 3333. | sippin tea in yo hood (waff... | 79.40 | 96% | 2020-10-12 |
| 3334. | Michael (khel_diente) | 79.40 | 96% | 2017-07-20 |
| 3335. | HailNoGlory (cherryopolis) | 79.39 | 96% | 2019-08-20 |
| 3336. | fatih (webfox) | 79.39 | 99% | 2017-06-21 |
| 3337. | Oggers (oggers) | 79.39 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 3338. | jv (yukata13) | 79.38 | 98% | 2019-10-29 |
| 3339. | chunky (wbcracer) | 79.38 | 98% | 2019-01-31 |
| 3340. | simen (weeooweeoo) | 79.38 | 99% | 2017-12-20 |
| 3341. | Alex (kylon) | 79.37 | 97% | 2018-02-24 |
| 3342. | Dezzy (ddezzyy) | 79.36 | 98% | 2019-03-11 |
| 3343. | John Paul (aliasjp) | 79.35 | 95% | 2018-04-18 |
| 3344. | Kevin (sappoman) | 79.34 | 98% | 2020-10-15 |
| 3345. | Nikola (lucifersrb) | 79.34 | 97% | 2019-06-30 |
| 3346. | NekokeN (hr47) | 79.34 | 96% | 2018-12-15 |
| 3347. | King Bygone (lil_bygone) | 79.33 | 98% | 2020-03-03 |
| 3348. | DefinitelyNotSmoff (smoff) | 79.32 | 96% | 2020-12-19 |
| 3349. | Arman (arman15) | 79.32 | 96% | 2020-11-17 |
| 3350. | Nicholas (nicholaz99) | 79.32 | 98% | 2018-05-03 |
| 3351. | Manick (manickspeed) | 79.32 | 95% | 2019-10-21 |
| 3352. | Sheel (sheel) | 79.31 | 98% | 2017-08-04 |
| 3353. | Eric (junkanator) | 79.30 | 96% | 2020-05-03 |
| 3354. | RY (ryanmononoke) | 79.29 | 98% | 2018-09-04 |
| 3355. | Ron (ronald2) | 79.28 | 98% | 2020-03-04 |
| 3356. | Jeritens (jensrichter) | 79.27 | 97% | 2019-05-11 |
| 3357. | Pinguin (gun0016) | 79.27 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
| 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 |