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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2790. | Hassan (ha559) | 83.75 | 98% | 2020-08-18 |
| 2791. | Gavin (gaschindler) | 83.74 | 97% | 2019-09-04 |
| 2792. | Novelli (novelli) | 83.73 | 97% | 2019-02-10 |
| 2793. | ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ (sipps) | 83.73 | 97% | 2019-06-14 |
| 2794. | Caleb (theawesomer1) | 83.73 | 95% | 2017-05-16 |
| 2795. | Ron (ronnyron) | 83.72 | 98% | 2018-02-11 |
| 2796. | Solvent (sanchit92) | 83.71 | 97% | 2019-05-22 |
| 2797. | Jakab (schttj) | 83.71 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
| 2798. | grace (gcm02) | 83.70 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
| 2799. | Bryan (ogbbae) | 83.67 | 98% | 2018-12-21 |
| 2800. | AMY (amy123) | 83.66 | 96% | 2020-09-01 |
| 2801. | meng (eikmeng1127) | 83.65 | 95% | 2017-05-26 |
| 2802. | stornev (stornev_) | 83.63 | 98% | 2020-11-14 |
| 2803. | Anthony (yike) | 83.61 | 98% | 2020-08-05 |
| 2804. | Trong (trongpham50) | 83.59 | 95% | 2020-01-17 |
| 2805. | Jason (r_matey) | 83.58 | 98% | 2020-09-25 |
| 2806. | Rahul (rahulganesh) | 83.54 | 99% | 2020-06-06 |
| 2807. | John (john_acumen) | 83.54 | 98% | 2017-07-17 |
| 2808. | TryHardGamer (expert553) | 83.53 | 97% | 2020-09-11 |
| 2809. | Aashrya (virtualvector) | 83.53 | 97% | 2020-07-04 |
| 2810. | Nico (clarencenico) | 83.53 | 96% | 2018-03-18 |
| 2811. | Heapcleaner (fathur) | 83.52 | 99% | 2020-01-08 |
| 2812. | Arnold (nosleepinginfilmclass) | 83.51 | 97% | 2018-03-26 |
| 2813. | Intruder (mad_sam) | 83.51 | 98% | 2020-03-17 |
| 2814. | Justin (velinquish) | 83.49 | 97% | 2017-10-14 |
| 2815. | Ahsan (ahsanba) | 83.48 | 98% | 2020-09-05 |
| 2816. | Said (surrenderordie) | 83.47 | 97% | 2017-02-19 |
| 2817. | Type like never before! (re... | 83.45 | 96% | 2020-10-13 |
| 2818. | Ryan (rdon) | 83.42 | 98% | 2020-07-30 |
| 2819. | A (ba_rai) | 83.40 | 98% | 2020-11-12 |
| 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 |