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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7445. | Alex (alexpimping) | 49.37 | 96% | 2017-03-10 |
| 7446. | Zaher (zaher9) | 49.36 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
| 7447. | DaVinky (xxlarrylegendxx) | 49.36 | 95% | 2020-11-27 |
| 7448. | nayan (nayan1986) | 49.35 | 95% | 2018-08-14 |
| 7449. | Bala (nostradamus12) | 49.34 | 94% | 2017-08-16 |
| 7450. | Ehsan (xyloxs) | 49.33 | 93% | 2019-12-12 |
| 7451. | ㅤ (bazar397) | 49.33 | 95% | 2019-06-18 |
| 7452. | Paris (franceparis) | 49.31 | 95% | 2020-01-30 |
| 7453. | Based (riceater) | 49.31 | 94% | 2019-12-08 |
| 7454. | quick (quickishere) | 49.31 | 92% | 2017-09-27 |
| 7455. | BaltazarSponge (aretu) | 49.28 | 98% | 2018-01-08 |
| 7456. | ChickadeePi (chickadee3141592) | 49.27 | 86% | 2017-01-30 |
| 7457. | Tashrif (tashrif_shahriar) | 49.26 | 96% | 2020-06-30 |
| 7458. | ICEMAN (kimoas) | 49.25 | 95% | 2020-07-08 |
| 7459. | Jim (turg) | 49.24 | 94% | 2020-07-10 |
| 7460. | Justin (liontan) | 49.24 | 95% | 2020-05-16 |
| 7461. | So (so_yul) | 49.23 | 94% | 2020-04-10 |
| 7462. | Noli (beganat30wpm) | 49.23 | 88% | 2017-03-03 |
| 7463. | OranH77 (oranh77) | 49.23 | 95% | 2020-10-18 |
| 7464. | anilwits (anilwits) | 49.23 | 91% | 2017-04-19 |
| 7465. | ayush (orange_master) | 49.19 | 93% | 2019-10-24 |
| 7466. | Kenneth (barklan) | 49.19 | 97% | 2020-07-29 |
| 7467. | Máté (gravie) | 49.19 | 94% | 2019-04-14 |
| 7468. | CheriyAy (cheriyay) | 49.18 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 7469. | Asturias (pelinsquito) | 49.18 | 95% | 2017-07-09 |
| 7470. | zoelcobain (zoelcobain) | 49.17 | 95% | 2020-12-16 |
| 7471. | Luca (lucanierz) | 49.16 | 96% | 2018-12-13 |
| 7472. | Aatu (aatuzzi) | 49.15 | 94% | 2017-12-20 |
| 7473. | Zear (zear5) | 49.14 | 95% | 2017-06-23 |
| 7474. | Axurio (axurio) | 49.13 | 94% | 2019-06-10 |
| 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 |