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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6293. | Kane (kaneosify) | 58.59 | 96% | 2019-11-19 |
| 6294. | Noor (noor002) | 58.59 | 95% | 2017-12-28 |
| 6295. | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (ryan_0268) | 58.58 | 96% | 2020-01-08 |
| 6296. | Surajit (surajit) | 58.58 | 98% | 2019-09-01 |
| 6297. | Ray (rayzor813) | 58.58 | 87% | 2017-03-08 |
| 6298. | Persov (persov) | 58.57 | 94% | 2019-06-06 |
| 6299. | wilbur (tuncenator) | 58.57 | 95% | 2019-07-28 |
| 6300. | Bryan (byhlee3) | 58.57 | 96% | 2019-06-18 |
| 6301. | Not a Guest (lazydev2017) | 58.56 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
| 6302. | mfkr (mfkrbo) | 58.54 | 95% | 2017-08-24 |
| 6303. | Ninjalex (ninjalex) | 58.53 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
| 6304. | Tatu (tatzka) | 58.52 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
| 6305. | Peter (kamikaze1336) | 58.52 | 96% | 2020-10-16 |
| 6306. | Eric (__eric__f__) | 58.51 | 96% | 2020-06-11 |
| 6307. | P (pracs210) | 58.51 | 95% | 2020-08-09 |
| 6308. | Timas (lpex) | 58.51 | 97% | 2017-08-07 |
| 6309. | Joshua (spunkypancake) | 58.49 | 97% | 2018-04-23 |
| 6310. | amran (netcse) | 58.49 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
| 6311. | (mymymy141) | 58.49 | 96% | 2017-12-31 |
| 6312. | Gumby (qwertygumby) | 58.48 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 6313. | Ryan (rdeorio) | 58.48 | 96% | 2019-06-19 |
| 6314. | Kumar (johnhanjharo) | 58.48 | 96% | 2018-09-09 |
| 6315. | Julien (amaimon43) | 58.47 | 95% | 2019-04-28 |
| 6316. | ruzain (ruzain) | 58.47 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
| 6317. | M.Raj (mrajkarki) | 58.44 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
| 6318. | Charles (colonelviied) | 58.44 | 97% | 2018-11-05 |
| 6319. | Ramy (ramysar) | 58.44 | 91% | 2019-11-14 |
| 6320. | bettits (bettits) | 58.41 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
| 6321. | Richard (tougo) | 58.40 | 94% | 2019-11-29 |
| 6322. | TypoKat (typokat) | 58.39 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 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 |