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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8209. | Himanshu (mac_mic) | 40.24 | 97% | 2020-10-06 |
| 8210. | vishal (vishal_vishi) | 40.23 | 88% | 2017-01-15 |
| 8211. | thilina (thili77) | 40.23 | 96% | 2017-06-28 |
| 8212. | Landen (yung_stunna_) | 40.21 | 96% | 2020-04-18 |
| 8213. | Kim Jong Rui! (i_amno1) | 40.20 | 89% | 2017-01-17 |
| 8214. | Manish (manish_89) | 40.14 | 93% | 2020-04-13 |
| 8215. | Almaz (thediamnd) | 40.14 | 94% | 2020-08-15 |
| 8216. | Đỗ (bigcatyoyo) | 40.14 | 94% | 2019-08-19 |
| 8217. | Ex (not_a_razer) | 40.13 | 91% | 2020-01-10 |
| 8218. | Mohamed (nitrousgamer) | 40.12 | 91% | 2017-03-24 |
| 8219. | Nils (nw13) | 40.12 | 93% | 2020-12-03 |
| 8220. | Keegan (bigpapakeegs) | 40.12 | 94% | 2019-01-21 |
| 8221. | Basone01 (basone01) | 40.10 | 94% | 2019-07-25 |
| 8222. | Rafail (raphaelpap) | 40.09 | 89% | 2017-04-08 |
| 8223. | franks (franks_jhon) | 40.08 | 94% | 2020-12-11 |
| 8224. | fatima (fkt92) | 40.06 | 93% | 2017-01-17 |
| 8225. | Jose (peanuts11963) | 40.03 | 91% | 2017-05-15 |
| 8226. | Aashish (aashishnishad) | 40.03 | 92% | 2017-05-15 |
| 8227. | Nik (nik91) | 40.02 | 93% | 2020-07-22 |
| 8228. | himanshu (himanshukumar_ce) | 40.00 | 93% | 2020-11-06 |
| 8229. | lan (lam7camel) | 40.00 | 91% | 2017-04-02 |
| 8230. | Kinan (kinzo963) | 39.99 | 92% | 2020-02-28 |
| 8231. | Akash (akash258) | 39.98 | 97% | 2019-12-18 |
| 8232. | KuuRa (kuurahara) | 39.96 | 93% | 2019-05-05 |
| 8233. | ♛₴𝕥o͓̽ᖇო·₴... | 39.94 | 95% | 2017-10-26 |
| 8234. | Jade Vincent (jadvincent) | 39.94 | 97% | 2017-08-05 |
| 8235. | Ahmed (_ahmed2001youssef) | 39.88 | 94% | 2020-08-17 |
| 8236. | Maxim (predmax) | 39.88 | 96% | 2017-03-12 |
| 8237. | Marcin (mm2000) | 39.87 | 94% | 2017-02-16 |
| 8238. | devon (numantyke) | 39.86 | 97% | 2018-07-30 |
| 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 |