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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8635. | Alex (hadalhw17) | 31.87 | 90% | 2017-10-17 |
| 8636. | MrPh (phares_kingm) | 31.86 | 93% | 2020-12-02 |
| 8637. | Herbert (silvefight) | 31.85 | 95% | 2020-08-02 |
| 8638. | Andrew (andrewtimeline) | 31.77 | 95% | 2020-08-07 |
| 8639. | jimmy (jimnish) | 31.77 | 91% | 2020-12-08 |
| 8640. | pcbill (pcbill) | 31.76 | 92% | 2017-04-15 |
| 8641. | Abda (abdaishere) | 31.71 | 92% | 2020-09-11 |
| 8642. | Trafalgar (darwish791) | 31.64 | 95% | 2020-09-03 |
| 8643. | Sriram (ram7909) | 31.58 | 93% | 2020-09-17 |
| 8644. | Melba (melba_sudha) | 31.54 | 96% | 2018-02-23 |
| 8645. | Winter (wintercolemak) | 31.52 | 92% | 2020-12-01 |
| 8646. | mina (mina2020) | 31.49 | 96% | 2020-06-25 |
| 8647. | Valsorai (yaroslaviy) | 31.46 | 95% | 2018-10-19 |
| 8648. | Visura (visuraprabod) | 31.43 | 96% | 2017-05-30 |
| 8649. | Kekus (b_aza_lt) | 31.38 | 96% | 2018-11-22 |
| 8650. | Lorna (lornaely) | 31.37 | 98% | 2017-04-26 |
| 8651. | jack (masterkratos) | 31.33 | 95% | 2018-01-05 |
| 8652. | ben (benjaminchoa) | 31.33 | 78% | 2017-02-24 |
| 8653. | bend (bsf00033) | 31.32 | 97% | 2017-08-23 |
| 8654. | Rin (rin_san) | 31.31 | 93% | 2020-08-09 |
| 8655. | dhia (dhia) | 31.31 | 95% | 2018-01-18 |
| 8656. | Shanto (shan2) | 31.24 | 89% | 2017-04-24 |
| 8657. | mike (mikebond31) | 31.16 | 95% | 2020-05-09 |
| 8658. | Nik (nik6511) | 31.04 | 98% | 2020-07-14 |
| 8659. | Amirlan (amirlan) | 31.04 | 95% | 2018-02-13 |
| 8660. | Ritwik (rrc_22) | 31.01 | 94% | 2017-09-26 |
| 8661. | manish (manish3006) | 30.91 | 91% | 2020-11-08 |
| 8662. | vishal (vishal374) | 30.90 | 96% | 2018-07-19 |
| 8663. | nitro (nitrocircus) | 30.80 | 79% | 2017-05-20 |
| 8664. | terlalu (terlalu) | 30.79 | 91% | 2018-04-08 |
| 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 |