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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8141. | Mike (meb92264) | 41.62 | 97% | 2020-11-18 |
| 8142. | Marcel (qorrupt) | 41.61 | 95% | 2020-05-20 |
| 8143. | DataDev (tinysingh) | 41.61 | 95% | 2017-03-25 |
| 8144. | Speeder (atspeeder) | 41.60 | 92% | 2017-04-26 |
| 8145. | Victor (vt85yang) | 41.60 | 94% | 2018-01-21 |
| 8146. | 2Lenne (hannaloresa) | 41.59 | 97% | 2018-02-28 |
| 8147. | Oda (pain4peace) | 41.57 | 98% | 2020-10-18 |
| 8148. | Old Theme Rocks (dthp32776) | 41.55 | 95% | 2018-01-03 |
| 8149. | Steve (stevelnv) | 41.54 | 94% | 2018-05-15 |
| 8150. | Dhanushka (dnush) | 41.53 | 93% | 2020-09-11 |
| 8151. | Sean (snorps_) | 41.52 | 93% | 2017-07-12 |
| 8152. | Babul (babul2) | 41.52 | 96% | 2017-12-15 |
| 8153. | Nishu (mojika) | 41.51 | 97% | 2020-05-26 |
| 8154. | ajith (aji2308) | 41.51 | 88% | 2017-05-09 |
| 8155. | Emperor (emperor_bb) | 41.50 | 95% | 2017-07-13 |
| 8156. | Eddy (oran198) | 41.47 | 93% | 2019-09-20 |
| 8157. | Ryan (rawr_ram) | 41.45 | 96% | 2019-10-06 |
| 8158. | Keigo (keigo_yoshiura) | 41.44 | 97% | 2019-10-14 |
| 8159. | Ad (shmldb) | 41.44 | 97% | 2020-09-21 |
| 8160. | Eze (shuffler) | 41.43 | 96% | 2017-10-04 |
| 8161. | Antlion (ricwar01) | 41.39 | 94% | 2020-12-16 |
| 8162. | Alex (mralejandro) | 41.35 | 94% | 2017-11-01 |
| 8163. | Crumpet (crumpet_chris) | 41.34 | 94% | 2019-03-19 |
| 8164. | hahalox (davplaysyt) | 41.33 | 94% | 2017-10-15 |
| 8165. | me (devilsdaily) | 41.33 | 95% | 2020-05-17 |
| 8166. | Yacha (rakesh1) | 41.28 | 96% | 2019-10-20 |
| 8167. | Petr (petr_bartak) | 41.25 | 95% | 2020-03-19 |
| 8168. | MYMANIA (nongaim123) | 41.25 | 92% | 2020-08-09 |
| 8169. | Piotr (pjj12) | 41.24 | 85% | 2017-05-08 |
| 8170. | Frederick (liquidfyre) | 41.21 | 94% | 2018-11-06 |
| 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 |