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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6305. | Joshua (spunkypancake) | 58.49 | 97% | 2018-04-23 |
| 6306. | amran (netcse) | 58.49 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
| 6307. | (mymymy141) | 58.49 | 96% | 2017-12-31 |
| 6308. | Gumby (qwertygumby) | 58.48 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 6309. | Ryan (rdeorio) | 58.48 | 96% | 2019-06-19 |
| 6310. | Kumar (johnhanjharo) | 58.48 | 96% | 2018-09-09 |
| 6311. | Julien (amaimon43) | 58.47 | 95% | 2019-04-28 |
| 6312. | ruzain (ruzain) | 58.47 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
| 6313. | M.Raj (mrajkarki) | 58.44 | 98% | 2019-09-02 |
| 6314. | Charles (colonelviied) | 58.44 | 97% | 2018-11-05 |
| 6315. | Ramy (ramysar) | 58.44 | 91% | 2019-11-14 |
| 6316. | bettits (bettits) | 58.41 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
| 6317. | Richard (tougo) | 58.40 | 94% | 2019-11-29 |
| 6318. | TypoKat (typokat) | 58.39 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 6319. | Tam (josephtambmt) | 58.38 | 96% | 2018-04-25 |
| 6320. | Robert (rmedin04) | 58.38 | 97% | 2017-06-21 |
| 6321. | Halo (fishmona) | 58.36 | 97% | 2020-10-27 |
| 6322. | Ser (juzser) | 58.36 | 96% | 2019-09-10 |
| 6323. | Adil (adika_r) | 58.36 | 97% | 2020-12-08 |
| 6324. | K (zhanbolat) | 58.36 | 96% | 2018-04-24 |
| 6325. | Ertan (kara121) | 58.36 | 96% | 2018-01-12 |
| 6326. | Matt (matthewowen123) | 58.35 | 88% | 2017-02-24 |
| 6327. | Pingu (pingu1986) | 58.35 | 95% | 2020-03-20 |
| 6328. | Jan (janeksmigielski) | 58.34 | 96% | 2020-05-04 |
| 6329. | petrol (petrol) | 58.33 | 97% | 2017-09-29 |
| 6330. | denixu (denixu) | 58.33 | 96% | 2017-10-08 |
| 6331. | Vesa (vesaninja) | 58.32 | 95% | 2019-06-18 |
| 6332. | April (apping) | 58.31 | 100% | 2018-03-15 |
| 6333. | Itakashi (eqolibreum) | 58.31 | 97% | 2017-09-17 |
| 6334. | Naveen (hithisisnavin) | 58.29 | 91% | 2017-04-06 |
| 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 |