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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2944. | Satyam (satyam_kumar) | 82.13 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
| 2945. | abmis (abmis) | 82.13 | 97% | 2018-05-01 |
| 2946. | Jakob (kosir35) | 82.12 | 93% | 2017-02-01 |
| 2947. | ◭pokegeek◭ (pokegeek) | 82.11 | 90% | 2017-05-12 |
| 2948. | Mika (ayamterbang) | 82.10 | 97% | 2018-05-18 |
| 2949. | rantan (rantanplann) | 82.09 | 95% | 2019-05-30 |
| 2950. | Zaoxa (enkryptsyon) | 82.09 | 97% | 2019-07-03 |
| 2951. | 4Head (extramilkydubs) | 82.08 | 98% | 2019-07-08 |
| 2952. | Reebane (reebane) | 82.08 | 97% | 2019-06-10 |
| 2953. | JanBa (pythonbyte) | 82.07 | 98% | 2020-07-21 |
| 2954. | Kyle (traplover) | 82.04 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
| 2955. | Cotton (gabering) | 82.03 | 98% | 2019-02-08 |
| 2956. | myco (myco24) | 82.02 | 98% | 2020-05-19 |
| 2957. | haraj (haraj) | 82.02 | 95% | 2020-03-09 |
| 2958. | James (yaboi6942012) | 82.01 | 97% | 2018-11-27 |
| 2959. | Jaume (reixach) | 82.01 | 97% | 2017-09-10 |
| 2960. | Colin (typeofwhey) | 82.00 | 98% | 2019-03-02 |
| 2961. | burgir. (sub10cuber) | 82.00 | 97% | 2020-04-24 |
| 2962. | Simon (goffen) | 82.00 | 97% | 2020-12-12 |
| 2963. | GNU先輩 (gnuman98) | 81.99 | 97% | 2019-02-07 |
| 2964. | Johnny (tagit) | 81.98 | 97% | 2019-01-01 |
| 2965. | ZeroByter (zerobyter) | 81.95 | 97% | 2019-11-09 |
| 2966. | zcoob (zcoob) | 81.95 | 97% | 2019-02-26 |
| 2967. | Loege (loege) | 81.94 | 98% | 2020-11-09 |
| 2968. | Alan (alanfortlink) | 81.94 | 98% | 2017-12-14 |
| 2969. | . (printsmorgan) | 81.93 | 95% | 2020-04-13 |
| 2970. | (ilikeponyz20) | 81.93 | 97% | 2020-11-26 |
| 2971. | Chile (npalaniuk) | 81.91 | 93% | 2017-03-17 |
| 2972. | Axel (axelthecurlyhead) | 81.90 | 97% | 2020-05-07 |
| 2973. | Pedro (pedro5370) | 81.90 | 97% | 2020-06-30 |
| 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 |