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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6898. | Shadow (shadowreformed) | 54.01 | 95% | 2017-11-07 |
| 6899. | kjell randby (kjellrkri) | 54.01 | 97% | 2020-01-07 |
| 6900. | Nam (shinemaster) | 54.01 | 94% | 2018-11-16 |
| 6901. | cheryl (cherylkaiser) | 53.98 | 97% | 2019-09-04 |
| 6902. | Andrey (octoboar) | 53.98 | 97% | 2020-11-26 |
| 6903. | red (redidk3) | 53.95 | 94% | 2020-12-14 |
| 6904. | nels (jungkookie11) | 53.95 | 97% | 2018-09-30 |
| 6905. | Hematre (hematre) | 53.93 | 94% | 2019-09-10 |
| 6906. | TheEwaffle (theewaffle) | 53.93 | 97% | 2018-12-18 |
| 6907. | Titli (titli) | 53.92 | 97% | 2018-01-08 |
| 6908. | andrej (ninjasrnka) | 53.92 | 96% | 2017-12-25 |
| 6909. | 2Fingers (johndave_1998) | 53.92 | 87% | 2017-02-09 |
| 6910. | Jackie (jakef89) | 53.91 | 98% | 2018-10-31 |
| 6911. | Alex (alpha_q) | 53.90 | 93% | 2018-09-09 |
| 6912. | Izzy (izzythompson) | 53.89 | 97% | 2020-11-06 |
| 6913. | Bara (darthzero4) | 53.89 | 93% | 2017-03-09 |
| 6914. | Emanuel (emanuelchristo) | 53.88 | 95% | 2020-09-02 |
| 6915. | Goudham (hamothy_) | 53.88 | 97% | 2020-01-06 |
| 6916. | Divyesh (divyeshb) | 53.88 | 93% | 2017-03-17 |
| 6917. | Tristan (trigg770) | 53.87 | 96% | 2020-06-03 |
| 6918. | Arun (alpha_mo) | 53.86 | 96% | 2020-11-15 |
| 6919. | IIIJJJ88 (mrjaiani) | 53.86 | 95% | 2019-07-07 |
| 6920. | k̷̓͋̈́̒͗͋̅͌̄̈́͆̉... | 53.85 | 94% | 2020-10-29 |
| 6921. | Manish (cohle_m) | 53.84 | 96% | 2020-08-27 |
| 6922. | Firelord (jetray) | 53.84 | 95% | 2020-09-12 |
| 6923. | John (lorioj) | 53.84 | 92% | 2018-06-08 |
| 6924. | Madi (madi_davey) | 53.83 | 97% | 2020-08-26 |
| 6925. | Jin (jimx) | 53.83 | 96% | 2018-01-20 |
| 6926. | Daan (macdann6) | 53.83 | 98% | 2019-11-05 |
| 6927. | Cory (takfull) | 53.82 | 95% | 2020-10-28 |
| 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 |