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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7117. | carl (blackhole24) | 52.15 | 94% | 2020-12-03 |
| 7118. | Aggelos (heartsash) | 52.14 | 96% | 2019-04-18 |
| 7119. | moo (mcgalaxy) | 52.14 | 94% | 2019-01-28 |
| 7120. | luis (lolman1952) | 52.11 | 94% | 2020-11-13 |
| 7121. | Karlis (lelboi66) | 52.10 | 96% | 2020-08-20 |
| 7122. | Arun (arun9486) | 52.09 | 83% | 2017-03-22 |
| 7123. | jostakhun (jostakhun) | 52.09 | 98% | 2017-07-06 |
| 7124. | Yash (yash23) | 52.09 | 95% | 2018-11-16 |
| 7125. | Adam (aeoff72) | 52.07 | 95% | 2017-09-10 |
| 7126. | boss typist (amandamucho) | 52.07 | 98% | 2019-08-02 |
| 7127. | Chris (kr1zzly) | 52.07 | 94% | 2018-08-10 |
| 7128. | Gareth (garethlyh) | 52.05 | 94% | 2020-10-24 |
| 7129. | mizanur (mizanur) | 52.05 | 96% | 2018-09-15 |
| 7130. | Caduceus_ (caduceus_) | 52.04 | 95% | 2018-05-21 |
| 7131. | الأصابع (abdoh) | 52.04 | 96% | 2019-10-26 |
| 7132. | Dustin (dustin099) | 52.04 | 96% | 2017-12-18 |
| 7133. | Karzai (karazai) | 52.03 | 95% | 2019-01-09 |
| 7134. | David (vortexc) | 52.03 | 94% | 2018-12-15 |
| 7135. | Perry (winterzero) | 52.03 | 99% | 2018-02-09 |
| 7136. | hilmi (thefroggy) | 52.02 | 98% | 2020-09-14 |
| 7137. | shorty (shortygiant) | 52.02 | 96% | 2020-08-05 |
| 7138. | Vashni (vashek03) | 52.00 | 98% | 2020-09-14 |
| 7139. | Nesic (nesic) | 51.99 | 94% | 2017-07-30 |
| 7140. | Aditya (anonymoose17) | 51.99 | 97% | 2018-04-12 |
| 7141. | Hasan (hasan_elhussein) | 51.99 | 94% | 2020-04-29 |
| 7142. | Rishabh (rishabhrai) | 51.99 | 93% | 2017-03-26 |
| 7143. | John (johnojetunde) | 51.98 | 96% | 2019-05-30 |
| 7144. | Rookie (thomasandfriends) | 51.97 | 95% | 2019-09-12 |
| 7145. | jech4v (jochechavez) | 51.94 | 95% | 2018-04-25 |
| 7146. | defiant (aarav1) | 51.93 | 97% | 2020-07-07 |
| 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 |