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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3261. | Siddhartha (carte_blanche) | 79.88 | 99% | 2017-06-09 |
| 3262. | Mark Stanley (marklibid) | 79.87 | 95% | 2019-10-18 |
| 3263. | Richard (joghourt) | 79.84 | 97% | 2018-10-12 |
| 3264. | Ian (holeyness) | 79.83 | 97% | 2017-10-07 |
| 3265. | kottt (kweent182) | 79.83 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
| 3266. | Cristi (sup3rfly) | 79.83 | 95% | 2017-02-12 |
| 3267. | Eric (envyhope) | 79.82 | 97% | 2020-05-01 |
| 3268. | zhou (zyuhang255) | 79.82 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
| 3269. | Mark (thefakemark) | 79.81 | 95% | 2019-05-04 |
| 3270. | Maciej (thasobot) | 79.80 | 98% | 2020-04-07 |
| 3271. | BlindCide (blindcide) | 79.79 | 98% | 2020-06-18 |
| 3272. | wow (kitzin) | 79.78 | 98% | 2018-02-24 |
| 3273. | Anthony (carllimcarl) | 79.77 | 88% | 2017-02-16 |
| 3274. | Beagle (beagledantes) | 79.76 | 97% | 2018-10-28 |
| 3275. | Raghav (redsondude) | 79.74 | 97% | 2020-06-14 |
| 3276. | Pedro (pelohi) | 79.74 | 97% | 2018-08-29 |
| 3277. | data (tuncarkazim95) | 79.73 | 98% | 2017-08-05 |
| 3278. | Dean (doogong) | 79.72 | 98% | 2018-07-12 |
| 3279. | rainbowdash (ranebowdash) | 79.72 | 96% | 2017-01-24 |
| 3280. | Tyler (ducks4life18) | 79.71 | 95% | 2019-09-13 |
| 3281. | randy (randy10122) | 79.70 | 96% | 2020-10-31 |
| 3282. | NYLE XD (unknownboi) | 79.69 | 91% | 2017-01-31 |
| 3283. | mogi (mogspls) | 79.68 | 97% | 2018-10-09 |
| 3284. | Harry (bonogo123) | 79.67 | 98% | 2020-12-19 |
| 3285. | komaru (komaru) | 79.66 | 97% | 2018-06-06 |
| 3286. | ashley (kodak023) | 79.65 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
| 3287. | Magishian (magishian) | 79.65 | 99% | 2020-10-17 |
| 3288. | Joshua (sonofanfiel96) | 79.65 | 88% | 2017-05-23 |
| 3289. | Kendall (nineagon) | 79.64 | 96% | 2017-09-20 |
| 3290. | heard (cor_samurai) | 79.63 | 96% | 2019-04-24 |
| 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 |