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 |
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4089. | Eliot (seminyoon1) | 74.16 | 97% | 2020-07-23 |
4090. | Susie (susieq22) | 74.16 | 93% | 2018-02-10 |
4091. | Bartลomiej (baryla69baryla69) | 74.16 | 96% | 2017-12-06 |
4092. | Erik (carlzzone) | 74.14 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
4093. | Bruno (tresco) | 74.12 | 95% | 2019-10-25 |
4094. | Mac (fingerfrenzy) | 74.10 | 97% | 2019-07-16 |
4095. | MantroO (mantroo) | 74.09 | 96% | 2020-07-13 |
4096. | ed72 (ed72) | 74.09 | 98% | 2019-05-28 |
4097. | Aki (typewriter2003) | 74.08 | 97% | 2019-09-02 |
4098. | ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐... | 74.08 | 96% | 2018-06-20 |
4099. | Richard (jorimi) | 74.08 | 98% | 2020-07-27 |
4100. | Frank (fchiem) | 74.07 | 95% | 2017-12-02 |
4101. | Phillip (ph33z) | 74.07 | 95% | 2017-03-10 |
4102. | joey (fryhyi) | 74.06 | 96% | 2017-09-11 |
4103. | tony (tonyamanoil) | 74.06 | 97% | 2020-10-16 |
4104. | George (geobro72898) | 74.06 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
4105. | Sinful Sam (sinfulsam) | 74.05 | 98% | 2017-06-30 |
4106. | :/ (tweezers) | 74.05 | 97% | 2020-02-12 |
4107. | Jerod (jeroddddd) | 74.04 | 95% | 2020-11-02 |
4108. | Ramor (rom10cort) | 74.04 | 94% | 2017-02-12 |
4109. | ๆญป (dusk69) | 74.04 | 93% | 2017-03-31 |
4110. | angrathar (angrathar) | 74.04 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
4111. | Kevin (kg0184) | 73.99 | 95% | 2017-07-17 |
4112. | Puneet (puneet28) | 73.99 | 97% | 2017-02-02 |
4113. | Silversting (silversting) | 73.98 | 96% | 2017-02-09 |
4114. | tstats[kaitokidokuroba] (ka... | 73.97 | 97% | 2018-09-09 |
4115. | Mato (metiu07) | 73.96 | 97% | 2020-11-23 |
4116. | Yujie Du (duyujie0817) | 73.96 | 98% | 2018-07-25 |
4117. | Juan (juanesdiago) | 73.94 | 96% | 2018-11-08 |
4118. | Ebru (ebruserce) | 73.94 | 97% | 2017-12-13 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
แ 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 |