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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1142. | cluwei (cluwei) | 101.25 | 97% | 2020-09-25 |
| 1143. | Solomann (kuttamma01) | 101.25 | 97% | 2019-10-09 |
| 1144. | two_fonezz (two_fonezz) | 101.24 | 97% | 2019-01-02 |
| 1145. | Beket (bayemirov) | 101.24 | 99% | 2020-07-24 |
| 1146. | M (methawatc) | 101.23 | 98% | 2018-05-01 |
| 1147. | Sai (justnov) | 101.18 | 99% | 2020-02-10 |
| 1148. | Sakura (pokemoners2) | 101.18 | 93% | 2017-02-15 |
| 1149. | Putu (boostedwrx) | 101.17 | 98% | 2019-01-02 |
| 1150. | Khiết Doanh (kd9x) | 101.17 | 98% | 2018-05-29 |
| 1151. | Kathryn (grace6446) | 101.17 | 98% | 2017-06-05 |
| 1152. | Bekah (goddessbekah) | 101.16 | 98% | 2019-01-21 |
| 1153. | Kenji (moarkenji) | 101.16 | 97% | 2018-12-02 |
| 1154. | jeff (typecringe) | 101.15 | 98% | 2020-02-23 |
| 1155. | TimTam_NZ (timtam_nz) | 101.15 | 98% | 2020-07-29 |
| 1156. | Kevin (kevzjhu) | 101.15 | 98% | 2019-10-25 |
| 1157. | Dean (biollama112) | 101.15 | 96% | 2018-06-02 |
| 1158. | Surendra (surendrakc) | 101.14 | 94% | 2017-04-27 |
| 1159. | Matthew (matwat7) | 101.12 | 99% | 2019-05-09 |
| 1160. | Bob (ilikesoldat) | 101.11 | 98% | 2017-06-25 |
| 1161. | Thien (thienu) | 101.10 | 97% | 2018-10-28 |
| 1162. | Marco (astroqueen) | 101.10 | 98% | 2019-05-14 |
| 1163. | jack (jackkxp) | 101.06 | 98% | 2019-11-01 |
| 1164. | -ˏˋ 🌟 ˎˊ- (rektless) | 101.04 | 99.3% | 2024-08-02 |
| 1165. | Anton (tutantontut) | 101.01 | 98% | 2018-08-14 |
| 1166. | (l__l) | 101.01 | 97% | 2020-05-21 |
| 1167. | Sophia (小雪） (renissia) | 101.01 | 96% | 2017-02-28 |
| 1168. | Zuhaib (zuhaibdam) | 101.00 | 98% | 2020-05-05 |
| 1169. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. (dap... | 100.99 | 97% | 2019-09-01 |
| 1170. | João Pedro (bananacake7) | 100.97 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
| 1171. | Phloamy (phloamy) | 100.92 | 98% | 2020-08-11 |
| 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 |