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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1917. | Harry (oldmateharry) | 91.07 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
| 1918. | Lucario387 (tung1x45) | 91.07 | 95% | 2020-12-03 |
| 1919. | adf (pakemania) | 91.06 | 99% | 2017-10-25 |
| 1920. | ET (sprtface) | 91.06 | 97% | 2018-04-16 |
| 1921. | Bea (libbearator) | 91.04 | 100% | 2019-11-13 |
| 1922. | Ayon (apaul23) | 91.03 | 99% | 2020-06-05 |
| 1923. | James (harold_jeffreys) | 91.02 | 98% | 2018-10-11 |
| 1924. | Arun (genxt) | 91.02 | 97% | 2017-03-14 |
| 1925. | Matthew (matthew243342) | 91.01 | 97% | 2020-01-23 |
| 1926. | Eric (ericjlima) | 91.00 | 98% | 2019-12-07 |
| 1927. | Henri (henwee) | 91.00 | 100% | 2018-11-18 |
| 1928. | Pipinhozii (pipinhozii) | 90.99 | 98% | 2017-11-13 |
| 1929. | William (williamusa) | 90.99 | 98% | 2020-05-08 |
| 1930. | Joeart (joeart) | 90.99 | 96% | 2018-04-26 |
| 1931. | Corey (corstar97) | 90.95 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
| 1932. | Paul (pjr8) | 90.93 | 96% | 2019-03-06 |
| 1933. | zev (zevvy) | 90.92 | 98% | 2018-07-29 |
| 1934. | h (kuboss) | 90.92 | 100% | 2020-02-10 |
| 1935. | nope (s4d_) | 90.91 | 96% | 2018-10-20 |
| 1936. | Aman (amanr300) | 90.89 | 98% | 2018-02-12 |
| 1937. | Petteri (irozima) | 90.88 | 96% | 2017-07-02 |
| 1938. | Tamás (tamas) | 90.85 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
| 1939. | Mn37 (mn37) | 90.85 | 97% | 2020-10-22 |
| 1940. | Al Ryan (haldroid) | 90.85 | 97% | 2017-11-02 |
| 1941. | Anahit (anachan17) | 90.85 | 95% | 2017-02-26 |
| 1942. | meo (typowriter16) | 90.83 | 96% | 2019-09-14 |
| 1943. | ⁹⁻¹⁰ᵍᵐ (green910) | 90.83 | 99% | 2017-12-20 |
| 1944. | k (kb2005) | 90.82 | 99% | 2020-09-01 |
| 1945. | Sheckla (sheckla) | 90.77 | 97% | 2020-09-01 |
| 1946. | ☞sondv (sondv) | 90.76 | 99% | 2019-06-06 |
| 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 |