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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5870. | Tine (tilu) | 61.37 | 96% | 2017-09-02 |
| 5871. | Alex (longliveharambe) | 61.36 | 95% | 2017-08-24 |
| 5872. | dftba (_dftba_) | 61.36 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
| 5873. | Andrew (druseckiy) | 61.34 | 93% | 2020-01-11 |
| 5874. | Ben (rumpus) | 61.33 | 98% | 2019-04-04 |
| 5875. | Alec (1lec) | 61.32 | 96% | 2020-07-25 |
| 5876. | Devansh (des1729) | 61.32 | 96% | 2020-06-27 |
| 5877. | linkai (linkailul) | 61.32 | 94% | 2020-11-02 |
| 5878. | Nurymzhan (nurym99) | 61.32 | 96% | 2018-02-05 |
| 5879. | French Fries (jhonreduard) | 61.32 | 92% | 2017-05-09 |
| 5880. | kevo (lakvn) | 61.31 | 96% | 2020-06-06 |
| 5881. | unlunlunlun (higuy123456789) | 61.31 | 95% | 2019-06-14 |
| 5882. | Mistakes Were Made (rhino1998) | 61.30 | 94% | 2019-01-01 |
| 5883. | Mechanical (kheeze) | 61.30 | 96% | 2020-05-02 |
| 5884. | Caleb (balecus53) | 61.30 | 95% | 2020-07-22 |
| 5885. | Solo (solohan) | 61.28 | 95% | 2019-10-02 |
| 5886. | M (kapsa) | 61.26 | 96% | 2020-11-05 |
| 5887. | Ajay singh (ajaybhadauriya) | 61.26 | 96% | 2020-01-26 |
| 5888. | Charmi (charmis) | 61.25 | 96% | 2019-08-20 |
| 5889. | Pix (pixxx) | 61.23 | 96% | 2018-01-22 |
| 5890. | Robin (nastysnatch) | 61.23 | 95% | 2018-04-15 |
| 5891. | Xenos (xenosx909) | 61.23 | 94% | 2020-12-04 |
| 5892. | Adarsh (oblivious_paradigm) | 61.22 | 96% | 2020-07-15 |
| 5893. | ATIF (atifsld) | 61.22 | 89% | 2017-02-22 |
| 5894. | RICCCKKK (roadto300wpm) | 61.21 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
| 5895. | Alex (rankdankspankurmum) | 61.21 | 99% | 2019-02-12 |
| 5896. | Dan (chuen6011) | 61.20 | 91% | 2017-02-19 |
| 5897. | ok (herbaltea) | 61.19 | 95% | 2017-10-28 |
| 5898. | Blake (theengi321) | 61.18 | 93% | 2017-03-22 |
| 5899. | Pa12 (pa12) | 61.18 | 95% | 2020-11-14 |
| 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 |