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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1670. | TheMamba (themamba2) | 93.86 | 99% | 2018-05-23 |
1671. | dead (karovin) | 93.85 | 95% | 2018-02-16 |
1672. | binhmighty (tr4nce) | 93.81 | 98% | 2020-08-11 |
1673. | Ray (ganakaray) | 93.80 | 97% | 2019-03-15 |
1674. | Arrax (phpbendel) | 93.78 | 99% | 2017-09-19 |
1675. | floaty (floatymcfloat) | 93.77 | 98% | 2019-11-12 |
1676. | FMURTADHO (fmurtadho) | 93.76 | 97% | 2019-05-10 |
1677. | Jazper (jazper0310) | 93.73 | 98% | 2018-01-31 |
1678. | janus312 (janus312) | 93.72 | 98% | 2018-09-10 |
1679. | Niels (nielsey) | 93.72 | 98% | 2019-03-15 |
1680. | neruねる💫 (properfinge... | 93.72 | 97% | 2019-04-02 |
1681. | Maize (maizerowan) | 93.71 | 100% | 2017-04-05 |
1682. | Andre (ander_) | 93.70 | 96% | 2020-08-08 |
1683. | Not Richard (rachird) | 93.70 | 98% | 2019-03-27 |
1684. | Danny (dannynp) | 93.69 | 98% | 2019-11-02 |
1685. | 🍜🌿 (inwerpsel) | 93.69 | 99% | 2019-09-23 |
1686. | Tomas (sumtinlazy) | 93.68 | 97% | 2017-11-22 |
1687. | Not (redvibes) | 93.68 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
1688. | Mkaaztje🍒❤ (tadas2002) | 93.68 | 97% | 2019-11-30 |
1689. | Jasper (nayl) | 93.67 | 95% | 2018-10-28 |
1690. | PAID ISRAEL (dnatrixene135) | 93.65 | 91% | 2017-05-12 |
1691. | DvorakNannoo (dvoraknannoo) | 93.65 | 98% | 2017-01-15 |
1692. | Scott (dizzlx) | 93.63 | 98% | 2019-01-03 |
1693. | george (doctoras) | 93.60 | 100% | 2017-03-09 |
1694. | Kevin (lin6625) | 93.58 | 98% | 2018-09-27 |
1695. | Annie (bampy08) | 93.55 | 99% | 2019-01-05 |
1696. | Richard (blueark88) | 93.52 | 92% | 2017-02-06 |
1697. | Kevin (kev011701) | 93.50 | 98% | 2018-03-12 |
1698. | Wikedtik (wikedtik) | 93.48 | 97% | 2020-04-15 |
1699. | Al (integralphysics) | 93.47 | 99% | 2020-10-26 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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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 |