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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7705. | Abir (droid_abir) | 45.83 | 97% | 2018-03-15 |
| 7706. | hemanth (hemanth2404) | 45.82 | 93% | 2020-09-23 |
| 7707. | Sarath (_rahmanism) | 45.81 | 93% | 2018-11-18 |
| 7708. | Nawadip (nawadipkandel) | 45.81 | 96% | 2018-02-13 |
| 7709. | JoshTheBear19 (joshthebear) | 45.79 | 95% | 2017-11-23 |
| 7710. | Movis (movis) | 45.78 | 94% | 2017-09-26 |
| 7711. | Aaryan (navygood12) | 45.78 | 93% | 2020-09-11 |
| 7712. | Jude (judead05) | 45.78 | 86% | 2017-05-15 |
| 7713. | Hameeda (gghameeda) | 45.77 | 96% | 2017-02-27 |
| 7714. | Gary (ggaarryy12340) | 45.77 | 94% | 2018-10-30 |
| 7715. | Kirjoittaja (kirjuri13) | 45.74 | 95% | 2018-05-23 |
| 7716. | aysun (ruhimucerret) | 45.71 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
| 7717. | sus99hant (sus99hant) | 45.70 | 94% | 2020-09-09 |
| 7718. | Aldrin (aldrincc) | 45.68 | 96% | 2018-05-04 |
| 7719. | April (queeninfinitum) | 45.67 | 89% | 2017-03-10 |
| 7720. | Yambo (yamboyam) | 45.66 | 92% | 2020-11-15 |
| 7721. | balam (blammm) | 45.64 | 92% | 2017-04-25 |
| 7722. | Sthaim (sthaim) | 45.62 | 95% | 2020-08-18 |
| 7723. | Nishant (nishantp9) | 45.62 | 95% | 2018-07-22 |
| 7724. | ray (boosinger) | 45.61 | 94% | 2018-04-19 |
| 7725. | Drake (gangket) | 45.61 | 94% | 2020-09-08 |
| 7726. | Yes (phantomskillz7) | 45.57 | 95% | 2020-04-27 |
| 7727. | Sufi (sufist1910) | 45.57 | 91% | 2017-05-04 |
| 7728. | Caio (rngcaio) | 45.50 | 95% | 2020-08-07 |
| 7729. | Matheus (coelhow) | 45.49 | 93% | 2020-07-20 |
| 7730. | Vishal (vishalbahedia) | 45.49 | 93% | 2017-02-02 |
| 7731. | Hui (_baconandegg) | 45.48 | 91% | 2017-01-19 |
| 7732. | Daniel (danielking) | 45.48 | 94% | 2020-08-05 |
| 7733. | Souvik (souvikanamika) | 45.42 | 96% | 2018-05-25 |
| 7734. | Megan (megjbate) | 45.41 | 95% | 2018-12-18 |
| 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 |