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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8600. | Shakil (shakil5659) | 26.23 | 95% | 2020-10-27 |
| 8601. | ᗜ Tim (timothyaveni_plover) | 26.10 | 87% | 2018-01-03 |
| 8602. | Aaron (aaronoct) | 26.09 | 90% | 2020-04-20 |
| 8603. | Máté (darkness123) | 26.08 | 92% | 2017-01-24 |
| 8604. | Anmol (bond_jamesbond) | 26.06 | 95% | 2017-11-10 |
| 8605. | LostIn (lol1sotkillboss) | 25.86 | 94% | 2018-12-14 |
| 8606. | Aki (nekoaki) | 25.82 | 91% | 2017-06-14 |
| 8607. | Maria (coolkid19) | 25.77 | 94% | 2020-11-15 |
| 8608. | Hitesh (hit9718) | 25.55 | 98% | 2018-06-26 |
| 8609. | Muntasir (muntasir10mu) | 25.43 | 97% | 2018-02-01 |
| 8610. | Maja (majam97) | 25.26 | 97% | 2018-11-12 |
| 8611. | Magnus (jaffachief) | 25.15 | 93% | 2020-04-14 |
| 8612. | Sam (samjamaloff) | 24.99 | 93% | 2020-09-01 |
| 8613. | salah (kaltab) | 24.46 | 93% | 2020-09-06 |
| 8614. | sooqua (sooqua) | 24.45 | 93% | 2017-06-26 |
| 8615. | so (sothea99) | 24.39 | 92% | 2017-09-14 |
| 8616. | Timm (timmitaka) | 24.15 | 94% | 2020-04-18 |
| 8617. | Muschio (muschio) | 24.06 | 92% | 2017-01-18 |
| 8618. | Riowaldy (riowaldy) | 23.81 | 93% | 2018-08-22 |
| 8619. | zaid (zaid_assim) | 23.74 | 91% | 2020-10-17 |
| 8620. | Soliha (soliha) | 23.33 | 96% | 2018-04-06 |
| 8621. | seso (sesomesho) | 23.03 | 91% | 2020-08-14 |
| 8622. | gaga (gagaramamama) | 22.72 | 94% | 2020-06-27 |
| 8623. | Liju (lijukrks) | 22.64 | 93% | 2017-12-11 |
| 8624. | Glenn (paulray1955) | 22.52 | 97% | 2017-06-26 |
| 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 |