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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8238. | karl (waiki_bobo) | 38.99 | 95% | 2017-10-17 |
| 8239. | Evan (ezaqz) | 38.98 | 94% | 2020-08-27 |
| 8240. | Marek (slowmotion00) | 38.97 | 94% | 2020-10-20 |
| 8241. | Akshy (akshy) | 38.95 | 94% | 2020-12-17 |
| 8242. | Retsam101 (retsam101) | 38.94 | 94% | 2018-08-19 |
| 8243. | Anurag (anuragd) | 38.90 | 83% | 2017-02-17 |
| 8244. | Ducky (winendine) | 38.90 | 94% | 2019-09-24 |
| 8245. | Friedrich (drmomake) | 38.89 | 92% | 2017-03-22 |
| 8246. | Tan (zdfhzx) | 38.88 | 95% | 2019-10-03 |
| 8247. | M (mattry13) | 38.87 | 94% | 2019-12-07 |
| 8248. | Abu Shaikh (abunibir) | 38.84 | 94% | 2020-12-16 |
| 8249. | Erfan (jembojembo) | 38.84 | 95% | 2017-07-25 |
| 8250. | merrydukes (merrydukes) | 38.83 | 94% | 2019-08-27 |
| 8251. | Rohan (rowbo2013) | 38.82 | 92% | 2017-05-22 |
| 8252. | 0hyeah (0hyeah) | 38.80 | 97% | 2020-12-13 |
| 8253. | Denis (diamondinlife) | 38.77 | 97% | 2018-02-07 |
| 8254. | Pratyush (bdhpratyush) | 38.76 | 94% | 2020-07-09 |
| 8255. | ana (anachokheli) | 38.75 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
| 8256. | Wil (kingwilyn) | 38.72 | 93% | 2020-08-07 |
| 8257. | Giovanni (vecchiogio) | 38.72 | 91% | 2020-10-27 |
| 8258. | Wahid (wahidhamidi707) | 38.69 | 94% | 2020-12-15 |
| 8259. | Zear (zear555) | 38.69 | 90% | 2017-03-06 |
| 8260. | CHANDRA SEKHAR (chanduandsa... | 38.65 | 96% | 2019-07-20 |
| 8261. | Dark (0_darkshadow_0) | 38.59 | 93% | 2020-05-27 |
| 8262. | Grigory (dddobro) | 38.56 | 95% | 2019-10-22 |
| 8263. | Alexander (padusarbor) | 38.52 | 95% | 2017-11-22 |
| 8264. | edwin (bruhgod) | 38.52 | 92% | 2019-09-18 |
| 8265. | danish (danish555) | 38.50 | 91% | 2017-04-07 |
| 8266. | pavan sai (pavan2569) | 38.48 | 95% | 2019-05-17 |
| 8267. | Jan (hynekjans) | 38.45 | 95% | 2017-11-11 |
| 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 |