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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7215. | nut (nuttastic) | 51.40 | 97% | 2020-06-30 |
| 7216. | jonathan (john83706) | 51.40 | 95% | 2020-07-30 |
| 7217. | Decadancer (decadancer) | 51.39 | 99% | 2019-01-27 |
| 7218. | Justs (terrachoga) | 51.39 | 91% | 2017-02-27 |
| 7219. | Roshan (roshan_) | 51.36 | 94% | 2020-10-18 |
| 7220. | João (jonyesa) | 51.35 | 98% | 2018-03-21 |
| 7221. | Faissal (faissalz) | 51.35 | 93% | 2018-04-27 |
| 7222. | Rika (z3us99) | 51.35 | 94% | 2019-04-03 |
| 7223. | Christopher (jazzy_dawson) | 51.35 | 96% | 2018-06-19 |
| 7224. | Roi (roi1255) | 51.34 | 94% | 2020-09-20 |
| 7225. | Hoppy (crunchydog) | 51.34 | 95% | 2019-07-16 |
| 7226. | Martin (niquid) | 51.33 | 94% | 2018-11-17 |
| 7227. | no (pepo_kamal) | 51.33 | 95% | 2020-11-05 |
| 7228. | Eileen (eadventures) | 51.32 | 95% | 2017-02-10 |
| 7229. | Torta (tortta) | 51.32 | 95% | 2018-01-29 |
| 7230. | Konrad (smoedi) | 51.32 | 97% | 2019-08-08 |
| 7231. | Kenndy (fntsia12) | 51.31 | 95% | 2020-12-15 |
| 7232. | James (jamesarmor) | 51.31 | 98% | 2019-07-29 |
| 7233. | Paul (paulm_drive) | 51.31 | 97% | 2019-09-16 |
| 7234. | Aayush (aayushd100) | 51.30 | 94% | 2017-07-09 |
| 7235. | Hayden (hpetersen) | 51.28 | 95% | 2020-10-29 |
| 7236. | Rick (finnegan1441) | 51.27 | 97% | 2017-11-19 |
| 7237. | Suvidhi (coco_coco) | 51.26 | 95% | 2017-07-27 |
| 7238. | Lushtifer (inanutshell) | 51.26 | 93% | 2020-10-22 |
| 7239. | Lukas (lukas2tech) | 51.25 | 98% | 2019-03-20 |
| 7240. | Ian (eeeehyaan) | 51.24 | 97% | 2018-05-26 |
| 7241. | akshat (ak05) | 51.24 | 98% | 2020-11-03 |
| 7242. | Dolprat (mingspeedtyper) | 51.22 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 7243. | Napoleon (xdragonid) | 51.22 | 92% | 2018-05-09 |
| 7244. | Hoa (billybobstuff) | 51.22 | 94% | 2020-11-08 |
| 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 |