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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6999. | Sazzad Hossain (invisible_r... | 52.69 | 96% | 2019-06-06 |
| 7000. | Jan (ingenieur) | 52.69 | 94% | 2020-10-15 |
| 7001. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 52.69 | 95% | 2019-06-19 |
| 7002. | Scwexxy (imscreecher) | 52.68 | 93% | 2020-12-19 |
| 7003. | Akhil (akhilomar555) | 52.68 | 93% | 2019-07-19 |
| 7004. | Manish (manish_joshi) | 52.68 | 95% | 2019-02-01 |
| 7005. | Mahdi (mkal1375) | 52.66 | 96% | 2020-07-09 |
| 7006. | Ben (benbino) | 52.66 | 95% | 2020-05-18 |
| 7007. | aseke7182 (aseke) | 52.64 | 94% | 2019-12-06 |
| 7008. | Whyner (whyner_) | 52.56 | 95% | 2020-10-17 |
| 7009. | anay (anay147) | 52.56 | 98% | 2020-06-21 |
| 7010. | Ivan (ivanjoh) | 52.51 | 95% | 2020-10-26 |
| 7011. | 10SlowFingers (aabhas) | 52.51 | 94% | 2020-07-15 |
| 7012. | Ahrar (ahrar) | 52.50 | 96% | 2018-03-19 |
| 7013. | Jimmy (jl978) | 52.49 | 94% | 2019-04-14 |
| 7014. | caleb (foamcacti) | 52.49 | 95% | 2018-12-15 |
| 7015. | Evangelos (es305) | 52.47 | 87% | 2017-02-20 |
| 7016. | Ion Storm (dr_hjkl) | 52.47 | 91% | 2017-06-27 |
| 7017. | Axael (axaelh) | 52.47 | 95% | 2019-03-25 |
| 7018. | Leo (kugiyasan) | 52.46 | 94% | 2020-09-08 |
| 7019. | probe (typingmaster2987) | 52.46 | 93% | 2017-05-09 |
| 7020. | Shreyas (shreyas_jani) | 52.43 | 94% | 2020-11-30 |
| 7021. | Ben (benw12) | 52.42 | 96% | 2018-06-15 |
| 7022. | Arsh (piratexx) | 52.42 | 94% | 2020-12-04 |
| 7023. | Ricky (rickywen) | 52.38 | 97% | 2017-12-09 |
| 7024. | 💩🐐 (2plus2is4) | 52.36 | 96% | 2018-03-21 |
| 7025. | Abhijeet (fun2shh) | 52.36 | 93% | 2017-04-27 |
| 7026. | Peter (pmont056) | 52.35 | 94% | 2020-10-20 |
| 7027. | TYPELEGEND (typelegends) | 52.34 | 91% | 2019-02-06 |
| 7028. | GIGACHAD (coffeeeeee) | 52.34 | 94% | 2020-12-07 |
| 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 |