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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3525. | Kuba (kubasey) | 77.95 | 99% | 2017-09-07 |
| 3526. | Luis Melquiades (luismelqui... | 77.95 | 98% | 2018-09-29 |
| 3527. | William (3nye) | 77.94 | 97% | 2017-10-11 |
| 3528. | Zoey (xyresic) | 77.94 | 97% | 2018-08-20 |
| 3529. | Andrew (laughingpanda42) | 77.94 | 97% | 2018-01-15 |
| 3530. | Дидакус (didacus) | 77.93 | 98% | 2020-11-11 |
| 3531. | Silenth (silenth) | 77.92 | 96% | 2019-03-13 |
| 3532. | Francisco (patleitao) | 77.92 | 97% | 2017-10-23 |
| 3533. | Michael (mcassedy) | 77.92 | 95% | 2017-09-27 |
| 3534. | Adam (adamx03) | 77.91 | 93% | 2017-03-20 |
| 3535. | Toforgivemyself (hakuchihiro) | 77.90 | 96% | 2018-12-23 |
| 3536. | Sebastian (ruuun) | 77.90 | 97% | 2017-01-26 |
| 3537. | Taneli (freimplays) | 77.90 | 97% | 2019-10-16 |
| 3538. | crasyfingers (crasyfingers) | 77.90 | 97% | 2018-12-07 |
| 3539. | Aditya (adi2911) | 77.89 | 96% | 2017-07-16 |
| 3540. | Igor (igormau) | 77.89 | 99% | 2017-04-11 |
| 3541. | THATCHILD (thatchild) | 77.87 | 96% | 2020-10-05 |
| 3542. | Andrej (demonlish) | 77.86 | 92% | 2019-01-27 |
| 3543. | _____ (husixu1) | 77.85 | 97% | 2020-06-03 |
| 3544. | peter (petersaminathen) | 77.84 | 95% | 2020-10-22 |
| 3545. | B (archnaea) | 77.83 | 97% | 2020-12-16 |
| 3546. | Quibz (white_fire) | 77.83 | 97% | 2017-12-14 |
| 3547. | (colemack) | 77.82 | 96% | 2019-03-25 |
| 3548. | Jordi El Nino (jordipolla) | 77.82 | 96% | 2019-11-11 |
| 3549. | bob (zirx2) | 77.82 | 98% | 2019-01-23 |
| 3550. | Parsa (parsal) | 77.81 | 97% | 2017-12-10 |
| 3551. | Malthus (malthusfb) | 77.79 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
| 3552. | AWP (homerjs) | 77.78 | 95% | 2017-05-09 |
| 3553. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 77.77 | 98% | 2018-01-14 |
| 3554. | 终 (zedathug) | 77.77 | 95% | 2018-11-06 |
| 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 |