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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2451. | Jckyy (jckyy) | 86.59 | 98% | 2017-12-11 |
| 2452. | Maya (misssmayaaa) | 86.58 | 98% | 2019-06-19 |
| 2453. | Nick (spirk) | 86.57 | 94% | 2017-02-16 |
| 2454. | Kevin (phogangon) | 86.56 | 96% | 2018-10-02 |
| 2455. | Rob (destructo91) | 86.56 | 95% | 2017-05-30 |
| 2456. | Brad (thaboggla) | 86.55 | 98% | 2018-04-03 |
| 2457. | From0ToHero (lordmeliodas) | 86.54 | 98% | 2020-01-06 |
| 2458. | Jackie (jackie_cogan) | 86.52 | 100% | 2017-09-02 |
| 2459. | Glennis (biotic_god) | 86.52 | 96% | 2020-12-19 |
| 2460. | Jonathan (mrwxffles) | 86.50 | 97% | 2019-06-15 |
| 2461. | Inderpreet (indergnps) | 86.49 | 97% | 2018-07-11 |
| 2462. | Valdis (kamis1232) | 86.47 | 98% | 2017-09-12 |
| 2463. | Mab (mabasakura) | 86.46 | 96% | 2020-08-27 |
| 2464. | Gilbert (gilberto47831) | 86.45 | 97% | 2020-02-20 |
| 2465. | Benny (guyismylastname) | 86.45 | 98% | 2020-07-07 |
| 2466. | Pasindu (pasinducw) | 86.44 | 96% | 2017-06-18 |
| 2467. | Johan (treeff) | 86.43 | 96% | 2017-05-11 |
| 2468. | Paul (pastroup) | 86.39 | 92% | 2017-05-09 |
| 2469. | tobiah (darktilrisen) | 86.39 | 96% | 2017-08-18 |
| 2470. | Chris (chsanfor) | 86.38 | 97% | 2019-05-24 |
| 2471. | Mircea-Stefan (saileeent) | 86.33 | 98% | 2017-02-11 |
| 2472. | insert name (negativepie) | 86.32 | 96% | 2018-09-17 |
| 2473. | jinyu (luojinyu) | 86.32 | 98% | 2019-12-08 |
| 2474. | naviman (naviman) | 86.32 | 98% | 2018-02-15 |
| 2475. | Darapsas (darapsas) | 86.31 | 97% | 2018-08-20 |
| 2476. | Ducky (duckyjn) | 86.31 | 96% | 2019-09-26 |
| 2477. | Beksultan (bexultan) | 86.29 | 99% | 2020-07-24 |
| 2478. | Bryson (bryboi) | 86.28 | 96% | 2020-10-09 |
| 2479. | havic (havic9) | 86.28 | 97% | 2017-08-09 |
| 2480. | byte (adlerauge) | 86.27 | 100% | 2019-02-26 |
| 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 |