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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2231. | Super (jrc07) | 88.35 | 98% | 2017-09-16 |
| 2232. | Dimitri (penguinhams) | 88.33 | 96% | 2020-09-01 |
| 2233. | Julz (jhullzz) | 88.33 | 98% | 2018-06-22 |
| 2234. | monkaS (rikio) | 88.32 | 98% | 2019-07-20 |
| 2235. | Troy (teeroy) | 88.30 | 97% | 2018-06-16 |
| 2236. | Nagromancer (nagromicous) | 88.27 | 98% | 2020-02-26 |
| 2237. | sidm (sidm) | 88.27 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
| 2238. | Mo (slimg00dy) | 88.26 | 98% | 2019-07-08 |
| 2239. | kredenac (kredenac) | 88.25 | 98% | 2019-02-28 |
| 2240. | Alvex (gr_alvex) | 88.25 | 97% | 2017-01-17 |
| 2241. | Yogesh (ikkyogesh) | 88.19 | 96% | 2019-09-05 |
| 2242. | Lick (pinguiny) | 88.19 | 97% | 2019-12-31 |
| 2243. | america's deadliest god (he... | 88.19 | 95% | 2017-11-03 |
| 2244. | Pyry (pyry_ouri) | 88.19 | 97% | 2018-08-06 |
| 2245. | jack (jackracer23) | 88.19 | 98% | 2017-07-26 |
| 2246. | Hari (li1_jimmy) | 88.18 | 96% | 2020-02-14 |
| 2247. | Alec (azt12) | 88.17 | 95% | 2017-12-05 |
| 2248. | johnny (stopbeatingme) | 88.17 | 96% | 2017-06-23 |
| 2249. | Cornelius (salibzz) | 88.15 | 99% | 2020-03-01 |
| 2250. | Boncho (bochl1n) | 88.15 | 97% | 2020-12-11 |
| 2251. | luca (luc_vr_04) | 88.14 | 97% | 2020-05-09 |
| 2252. | Julian (itsnutra) | 88.14 | 98% | 2017-12-05 |
| 2253. | Colin (colincall23) | 88.10 | 96% | 2020-12-05 |
| 2254. | Jared (jaronomo) | 88.09 | 96% | 2017-11-29 |
| 2255. | Wenbo (zwb1988) | 88.08 | 98% | 2017-08-22 |
| 2256. | Durum (durumpitta) | 88.08 | 99% | 2018-09-09 |
| 2257. | teh poeple (mike25u) | 88.07 | 97% | 2017-01-24 |
| 2258. | Sourav (sourav1230) | 88.06 | 96% | 2020-05-02 |
| 2259. | Floopy (floopy__) | 88.04 | 97% | 2020-10-09 |
| 2260. | yuhaocooper (yuhaocooper) | 88.03 | 98% | 2017-12-04 |
| 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 |