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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4287. | West (westqt) | 72.78 | 91% | 2017-01-27 |
| 4288. | tobias (thandschin) | 72.76 | 97% | 2019-08-12 |
| 4289. | Amy (arobbins27) | 72.75 | 96% | 2019-05-22 |
| 4290. | Denny (shizkr) | 72.75 | 99% | 2020-03-28 |
| 4291. | Richard (richy_liu) | 72.74 | 91% | 2020-11-29 |
| 4292. | Kim (namjoonie) | 72.73 | 95% | 2020-10-17 |
| 4293. | Evan (evanger) | 72.73 | 97% | 2018-04-05 |
| 4294. | flaaj (flaaj) | 72.72 | 97% | 2018-01-14 |
| 4295. | Nicolas (nico_ma5ter) | 72.72 | 98% | 2019-07-08 |
| 4296. | Rebuked (rebuked18) | 72.72 | 95% | 2020-03-21 |
| 4297. | Larry (royalkludgelarry) | 72.70 | 97% | 2018-04-08 |
| 4298. | Essi (jessicalee4442) | 72.69 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
| 4299. | Willow (bluelagoon7) | 72.69 | 95% | 2019-07-26 |
| 4300. | Zia Ziang (leongziaziang) | 72.68 | 96% | 2017-11-02 |
| 4301. | zipline (hwiechers) | 72.68 | 97% | 2018-03-11 |
| 4302. | Akash (akashuphade) | 72.68 | 96% | 2017-02-01 |
| 4303. | Ruben (shingeki) | 72.67 | 88% | 2017-01-28 |
| 4304. | Shao (shp188366552) | 72.67 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
| 4305. | Dinolover2001 (dinolover2001) | 72.66 | 95% | 2019-11-01 |
| 4306. | j (jk993) | 72.66 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
| 4307. | Marc (mreading) | 72.66 | 95% | 2017-01-27 |
| 4308. | Neeraj (neerajnkk) | 72.66 | 98% | 2019-08-05 |
| 4309. | Vams (vams413) | 72.65 | 97% | 2019-11-19 |
| 4310. | Aaron (theredspartan) | 72.65 | 99% | 2018-07-05 |
| 4311. | mankatanka (mankatanka) | 72.64 | 96% | 2019-08-25 |
| 4312. | David (korqio) | 72.64 | 97% | 2017-11-03 |
| 4313. | Carla (carlatgenardy) | 72.64 | 94% | 2017-04-23 |
| 4314. | Athenaithan (pxie7) | 72.64 | 96% | 2018-03-07 |
| 4315. | Tom (tomhuish) | 72.63 | 95% | 2017-10-03 |
| 4316. | Max (souriz) | 72.62 | 96% | 2018-02-14 |
| 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 |