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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7560. | Sam (sammyj265) | 48.40 | 95% | 2019-03-07 |
| 7561. | ishowr (3swordstyle) | 48.40 | 95% | 2018-12-16 |
| 7562. | Hajar (hajar424) | 48.38 | 96% | 2020-08-08 |
| 7563. | Carl (fotocarl_19) | 48.34 | 94% | 2020-05-26 |
| 7564. | Yannis (anvilmar) | 48.34 | 95% | 2018-11-29 |
| 7565. | Tremo (ahmedtremo) | 48.33 | 96% | 2017-09-03 |
| 7566. | Sadaq (sadaq) | 48.32 | 95% | 2019-07-19 |
| 7567. | Fernando (flugaoveltem) | 48.31 | 96% | 2018-07-11 |
| 7568. | Zaki (menza_zm) | 48.30 | 95% | 2018-11-02 |
| 7569. | Thomas Shelby (xchandaiki1) | 48.28 | 96% | 2017-11-16 |
| 7570. | m (mawcks) | 48.27 | 94% | 2018-04-11 |
| 7571. | Luke (luthedog) | 48.26 | 94% | 2017-10-04 |
| 7572. | Boyiddhanath (boyiddhanath_85) | 48.26 | 95% | 2018-03-18 |
| 7573. | Foxrumor (foxrumor) | 48.25 | 93% | 2017-11-15 |
| 7574. | i eat paper (julianlikespigs) | 48.24 | 93% | 2018-12-22 |
| 7575. | qclaw (qclaw) | 48.24 | 93% | 2017-09-06 |
| 7576. | Daniel (day_man) | 48.21 | 94% | 2017-05-22 |
| 7577. | cuhupro (cuhupro) | 48.21 | 95% | 2019-01-10 |
| 7578. | xhulio (lighting11) | 48.20 | 95% | 2020-01-20 |
| 7579. | Rodolfo (rudady) | 48.19 | 93% | 2020-01-03 |
| 7580. | Veer (the_veer) | 48.18 | 89% | 2017-04-22 |
| 7581. | Diane (bris) | 48.18 | 98% | 2017-10-12 |
| 7582. | Surendra (5ur3ndr4) | 48.18 | 97% | 2018-11-28 |
| 7583. | Mountassir (bmountassir) | 48.17 | 96% | 2017-09-18 |
| 7584. | Daniel (dospik) | 48.16 | 96% | 2020-12-17 |
| 7585. | Xi (cenariusxz) | 48.16 | 86% | 2017-05-24 |
| 7586. | Sayan (sayanme24) | 48.14 | 89% | 2017-02-04 |
| 7587. | alex j (alexjonelis) | 48.14 | 94% | 2020-05-28 |
| 7588. | Russell (rgeagles12) | 48.12 | 93% | 2020-02-11 |
| 7589. | sepehr (sepehrmm) | 48.12 | 90% | 2017-01-16 |
| 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 |