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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1111. | Mickle (glawd) | 101.67 | 95% | 2017-07-14 |
| 1112. | liftler (liftler) | 101.66 | 99% | 2020-06-01 |
| 1113. | index finger spacebar user ... | 101.65 | 97% | 2020-09-10 |
| 1114. | Donald (dhonuill) | 101.65 | 98% | 2019-07-29 |
| 1115. | D (dmaulish) | 101.64 | 98% | 2019-07-24 |
| 1116. | Paolo (invelt) | 101.64 | 98% | 2020-05-27 |
| 1117. | ✖-Bows (xbows) | 101.63 | 97% | 2019-03-07 |
| 1118. | Lichhean (sinergy51) | 101.61 | 99% | 2020-11-12 |
| 1119. | Axton (recklessxd) | 101.60 | 99% | 2017-03-21 |
| 1120. | joe (thiefraccoon) | 101.57 | 97% | 2017-06-05 |
| 1121. | Dragon (menacingdragon) | 101.54 | 98% | 2020-04-22 |
| 1122. | janzen (janzenc) | 101.53 | 99% | 2020-02-16 |
| 1123. | vek (asdvek) | 101.52 | 99% | 2018-06-22 |
| 1124. | Fran (poncho20) | 101.52 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
| 1125. | . (hanthedude) | 101.50 | 97% | 2020-08-19 |
| 1126. | asdfhuiosdfgshiodfhji (efrd... | 101.49 | 98% | 2017-06-16 |
| 1127. | Guangyuan (gychen) | 101.47 | 96% | 2019-12-30 |
| 1128. | Kevin (kev9441) | 101.47 | 97% | 2020-05-21 |
| 1129. | ju yun (schylarker) | 101.47 | 100% | 2017-06-22 |
| 1130. | (maybenonquit) | 101.45 | 98% | 2020-05-13 |
| 1131. | (intrnl) | 101.45 | 98% | 2019-06-02 |
| 1132. | Rearia (rearia) | 101.39 | 96% | 2018-02-22 |
| 1133. | Y (kwal) | 101.38 | 99% | 2019-07-23 |
| 1134. | sir abelot (lololong) | 101.34 | 97% | 2020-09-04 |
| 1135. | Jason (jpngfile) | 101.33 | 97% | 2018-11-21 |
| 1136. | nick (nickderp) | 101.33 | 95% | 2019-10-14 |
| 1137. | Will (shadzalt) | 101.30 | 99% | 2020-07-16 |
| 1138. | Rusty (foundry) | 101.30 | 99% | 2018-01-11 |
| 1139. | Nemsi (nemsii) | 101.29 | 98% | 2020-02-21 |
| 1140. | Tamer (tmr0222) | 101.29 | 97% | 2018-11-30 |
| 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 |