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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8291. | Wing Sze (fwsze) | 39.27 | 95% | 2019-01-06 |
| 8292. | Sooraj (thesgyro) | 39.27 | 88% | 2017-05-05 |
| 8293. | Jugemu (yerden01) | 39.26 | 94% | 2018-07-13 |
| 8294. | Thor (johnthebestmountainman) | 39.26 | 97% | 2017-08-19 |
| 8295. | Peter (yaxo) | 39.26 | 99% | 2019-03-28 |
| 8296. | farzan (farzanfrost) | 39.24 | 95% | 2020-05-31 |
| 8297. | Artem (bloodypikachu) | 39.22 | 99% | 2018-06-15 |
| 8298. | Arif (arif224) | 39.21 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
| 8299. | Ripx (ripx) | 39.20 | 92% | 2017-08-02 |
| 8300. | Christopher (chesscello) | 39.19 | 95% | 2017-02-17 |
| 8301. | joey (jofotech) | 39.18 | 94% | 2019-02-22 |
| 8302. | Ahmed (fadlalla) | 39.16 | 96% | 2020-09-05 |
| 8303. | Mark (mamochiro) | 39.13 | 93% | 2020-11-27 |
| 8304. | Dennis (babooni) | 39.13 | 95% | 2020-11-10 |
| 8305. | Geetansh (pandaculture) | 39.11 | 94% | 2020-03-30 |
| 8306. | kifle (kifletdss) | 39.11 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
| 8307. | Azamat (zyntemirov) | 39.08 | 90% | 2017-01-25 |
| 8308. | Isaac (mankeymousse) | 39.08 | 85% | 2017-02-12 |
| 8309. | Wilsson (wilssonii) | 39.08 | 95% | 2017-07-17 |
| 8310. | Kevyn David (zoniados11) | 39.08 | 95% | 2017-02-06 |
| 8311. | first name (reaellad2) | 39.07 | 97% | 2019-02-19 |
| 8312. | Duck (theduckracer) | 39.04 | 93% | 2019-03-14 |
| 8313. | Akil (akil_tajwar) | 39.03 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
| 8314. | MOHAMMAD ARMAN (armank53) | 39.03 | 94% | 2020-01-06 |
| 8315. | Eirik (123fus123) | 39.03 | 92% | 2017-11-02 |
| 8316. | Pranav (pranavmurray) | 38.99 | 93% | 2020-10-03 |
| 8317. | karl (waiki_bobo) | 38.99 | 95% | 2017-10-17 |
| 8318. | Evan (ezaqz) | 38.98 | 94% | 2020-08-27 |
| 8319. | Marek (slowmotion00) | 38.97 | 94% | 2020-10-20 |
| 8320. | Akshy (akshy) | 38.95 | 94% | 2020-12-17 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 13,168 | 76.46 | January 13, 2017 |
| ᗜ Stenography | 11 | 58.91 | September 10, 2020 |
| Instant Death Mode | 11 | 114.62 | January 21, 2019 |
| All TypeRacer Texts | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |