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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7935. | Fauziah (hananfauziah) | 44.30 | 96% | 2017-09-29 |
| 7936. | manas (dwivedimanas) | 44.30 | 98% | 2017-03-15 |
| 7937. | Suudelma (suudelma) | 44.29 | 94% | 2019-07-30 |
| 7938. | Abigail (joecarrell) | 44.24 | 95% | 2017-06-06 |
| 7939. | B (awadf) | 44.23 | 97% | 2020-10-23 |
| 7940. | Rusty (saddled) | 44.20 | 94% | 2020-08-15 |
| 7941. | Owen (wertls) | 44.18 | 94% | 2020-08-15 |
| 7942. | Amimul Ihsan Mahdi (ai_mahdi) | 44.18 | 96% | 2017-10-02 |
| 7943. | Jonathan (happyspartan) | 44.17 | 94% | 2020-11-23 |
| 7944. | John (joewood) | 44.16 | 100% | 2018-06-17 |
| 7945. | Piyush (vpiyush) | 44.15 | 95% | 2020-08-23 |
| 7946. | Hox (hoxhound) | 44.15 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
| 7947. | igig (eztau) | 44.13 | 96% | 2018-09-25 |
| 7948. | Ali (aliabdelrahman) | 44.11 | 95% | 2017-08-04 |
| 7949. | reda (oncelearner) | 44.10 | 95% | 2020-10-10 |
| 7950. | harshik (harshik) | 44.05 | 95% | 2020-05-30 |
| 7951. | Subham (subhamiit15) | 44.03 | 93% | 2020-11-04 |
| 7952. | Seth (sethm923) | 44.03 | 93% | 2019-09-22 |
| 7953. | Elias (ambiguous) | 44.03 | 92% | 2017-01-28 |
| 7954. | Abe (abe_mustang) | 44.02 | 92% | 2020-11-09 |
| 7955. | strange (soartyper) | 44.00 | 92% | 2017-04-23 |
| 7956. | thanh (hust9x) | 43.99 | 96% | 2020-03-25 |
| 7957. | Harish (harish_kumawat) | 43.95 | 91% | 2020-08-05 |
| 7958. | hekima (ashery) | 43.95 | 94% | 2019-08-30 |
| 7959. | weaker (colemaknublet) | 43.95 | 98% | 2017-07-25 |
| 7960. | Rickesh (rickeshm) | 43.94 | 96% | 2018-01-14 |
| 7961. | Bob (miniplex9) | 43.94 | 94% | 2019-02-28 |
| 7962. | Paganini (paganinibr) | 43.93 | 95% | 2020-06-23 |
| 7963. | nitesh (nitesh229) | 43.93 | 93% | 2017-04-10 |
| 7964. | Eddy (cheenos) | 43.92 | 94% | 2019-06-15 |
| 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 |