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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2846. | Dharma (cdharmateja) | 83.18 | 100% | 2020-02-21 |
| 2847. | Aaron (1377718) | 83.17 | 98% | 2018-12-11 |
| 2848. | Barry (rip21) | 83.16 | 98% | 2018-02-22 |
| 2849. | Brent (brentdrns) | 83.15 | 97% | 2019-08-27 |
| 2850. | Siddharth (siddharthkurnal) | 83.14 | 96% | 2020-06-04 |
| 2851. | deget (deget) | 83.14 | 98% | 2019-02-22 |
| 2852. | Alonne (freeman_1337) | 83.14 | 97% | 2018-01-27 |
| 2853. | Ken (imnotagreenplant) | 83.13 | 97% | 2019-10-24 |
| 2854. | Wei (rebeccawei7) | 83.13 | 97% | 2017-07-16 |
| 2855. | Dave (hankatola) | 83.12 | 93% | 2017-04-26 |
| 2856. | Justin (therenzhe) | 83.12 | 97% | 2020-10-29 |
| 2857. | 144p 1998 VW Beetle (stryke... | 83.11 | 96% | 2019-12-01 |
| 2858. | Sunny (thacre8iv3) | 83.10 | 95% | 2018-11-29 |
| 2859. | touch me (sertouchme) | 83.10 | 99% | 2020-11-30 |
| 2860. | uwos (artuist) | 83.09 | 97% | 2018-09-06 |
| 2861. | Night (nightjack) | 83.08 | 97% | 2019-08-15 |
| 2862. | mayo (mayo_tp01) | 83.07 | 97% | 2017-12-17 |
| 2863. | Jack (user85793) | 83.07 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
| 2864. | Žan (fastap) | 83.07 | 97% | 2017-04-18 |
| 2865. | Nate (natopotato262) | 83.06 | 97% | 2020-04-22 |
| 2866. | Jacob (siskonwich) | 83.04 | 96% | 2018-05-06 |
| 2867. | Prateek (pmach) | 83.02 | 98% | 2017-07-05 |
| 2868. | mo (stoney_freckles) | 83.02 | 97% | 2018-01-15 |
| 2869. | shui (sammi76) | 83.02 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
| 2870. | Fluffyox (fluffyox) | 83.00 | 97% | 2019-12-18 |
| 2871. | Shuyu (stevenqi) | 83.00 | 94% | 2017-04-25 |
| 2872. | Helge (htb91) | 82.96 | 99% | 2019-05-26 |
| 2873. | Seweryn (draxxsx) | 82.95 | 97% | 2017-12-22 |
| 2874. | Jean (orangedrum) | 82.95 | 99% | 2020-11-25 |
| 2875. | BIll (tangyuha) | 82.95 | 98% | 2019-11-19 |
| 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 |