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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7373. | Bala (nostradamus12) | 49.34 | 94% | 2017-08-16 |
| 7374. | Ehsan (xyloxs) | 49.33 | 93% | 2019-12-12 |
| 7375. | ㅤ (bazar397) | 49.33 | 95% | 2019-06-18 |
| 7376. | Paris (franceparis) | 49.31 | 95% | 2020-01-30 |
| 7377. | Based (riceater) | 49.31 | 94% | 2019-12-08 |
| 7378. | quick (quickishere) | 49.31 | 92% | 2017-09-27 |
| 7379. | BaltazarSponge (aretu) | 49.28 | 98% | 2018-01-08 |
| 7380. | ChickadeePi (chickadee3141592) | 49.27 | 86% | 2017-01-30 |
| 7381. | Tashrif (tashrif_shahriar) | 49.26 | 96% | 2020-06-30 |
| 7382. | ICEMAN (kimoas) | 49.25 | 95% | 2020-07-08 |
| 7383. | Jim (turg) | 49.24 | 94% | 2020-07-10 |
| 7384. | Justin (liontan) | 49.24 | 95% | 2020-05-16 |
| 7385. | So (so_yul) | 49.23 | 94% | 2020-04-10 |
| 7386. | Noli (beganat30wpm) | 49.23 | 88% | 2017-03-03 |
| 7387. | OranH77 (oranh77) | 49.23 | 95% | 2020-10-18 |
| 7388. | anilwits (anilwits) | 49.23 | 91% | 2017-04-19 |
| 7389. | ayush (orange_master) | 49.19 | 93% | 2019-10-24 |
| 7390. | Kenneth (barklan) | 49.19 | 97% | 2020-07-29 |
| 7391. | Máté (gravie) | 49.19 | 94% | 2019-04-14 |
| 7392. | CheriyAy (cheriyay) | 49.18 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 7393. | Asturias (pelinsquito) | 49.18 | 95% | 2017-07-09 |
| 7394. | zoelcobain (zoelcobain) | 49.17 | 95% | 2020-12-16 |
| 7395. | Luca (lucanierz) | 49.16 | 96% | 2018-12-13 |
| 7396. | Aatu (aatuzzi) | 49.15 | 94% | 2017-12-20 |
| 7397. | Zear (zear5) | 49.14 | 95% | 2017-06-23 |
| 7398. | Axurio (axurio) | 49.13 | 94% | 2019-06-10 |
| 7399. | Trisha (trishaleirer) | 49.13 | 97% | 2018-09-17 |
| 7400. | glikolisis (r0sss) | 49.13 | 95% | 2018-03-20 |
| 7401. | Animus (animuss) | 49.13 | 96% | 2020-01-29 |
| 7402. | pillow (pillowkiller) | 49.10 | 96% | 2019-03-16 |
| 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 |