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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7766. | Chelsea (chelschels) | 45.25 | 89% | 2017-04-19 |
| 7767. | Mauricio (kenze) | 45.22 | 97% | 2020-07-22 |
| 7768. | Ankur (dylandock) | 45.22 | 95% | 2017-07-25 |
| 7769. | dhiv25 (edtyper) | 45.21 | 97% | 2020-12-03 |
| 7770. | tribhuwam (anandsipu) | 45.20 | 96% | 2018-04-14 |
| 7771. | samuely (samuely) | 45.18 | 94% | 2020-11-29 |
| 7772. | Rezaul (rezaulhsagar) | 45.17 | 86% | 2017-03-28 |
| 7773. | robot (robotbb) | 45.17 | 95% | 2020-07-04 |
| 7774. | Maria (mariaturkmani) | 45.17 | 95% | 2018-03-25 |
| 7775. | Mary Joy (mjaduna) | 45.16 | 96% | 2018-02-08 |
| 7776. | Zubair (zubairsheikh) | 45.16 | 96% | 2018-01-24 |
| 7777. | Meenal (meenal1) | 45.15 | 96% | 2019-07-16 |
| 7778. | mmmoo (momdndnd) | 45.13 | 96% | 2018-02-21 |
| 7779. | yixuan (ixuan) | 45.13 | 91% | 2020-04-20 |
| 7780. | Sruthi (rksruthi07) | 45.12 | 94% | 2017-07-12 |
| 7781. | Aditya (timmyaditya) | 45.11 | 97% | 2020-02-04 |
| 7782. | Darma (pcfounder) | 45.10 | 95% | 2020-12-01 |
| 7783. | toannop (toannop) | 45.09 | 96% | 2017-08-21 |
| 7784. | Dyl (dylypickles) | 45.08 | 94% | 2019-04-30 |
| 7785. | Luke (lukeg1209) | 45.08 | 96% | 2020-06-25 |
| 7786. | MOHAMMAD (shanto) | 45.08 | 96% | 2020-11-18 |
| 7787. | Dipta (dksmt1618) | 45.07 | 96% | 2020-12-19 |
| 7788. | Chris (avery91) | 45.04 | 92% | 2017-02-06 |
| 7789. | Andy (andy2639le) | 45.03 | 94% | 2017-08-18 |
| 7790. | Mila (milast) | 45.03 | 93% | 2017-03-30 |
| 7791. | William (williamp170) | 45.01 | 95% | 2020-08-15 |
| 7792. | Jackson (neatoburrito) | 44.99 | 93% | 2018-07-13 |
| 7793. | Manvir (supramany) | 44.97 | 94% | 2020-08-30 |
| 7794. | Jacob (jpotts8) | 44.97 | 94% | 2018-04-20 |
| 7795. | grego2612 (grego2612) | 44.96 | 99% | 2018-08-29 |
| 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 |