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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8270. | James (jameshughes7) | 39.57 | 94% | 2017-09-13 |
| 8271. | Fredric (lockheart456) | 39.56 | 94% | 2019-05-29 |
| 8272. | Zetaga (unknownkillerdude) | 39.53 | 94% | 2017-07-22 |
| 8273. | Antonio (sablja555) | 39.52 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
| 8274. | Abhinav (abhinav42) | 39.52 | 95% | 2020-12-18 |
| 8275. | Bigsvidzz (12jp_jp21) | 39.49 | 95% | 2019-12-24 |
| 8276. | Marco (gras8) | 39.47 | 94% | 2020-08-27 |
| 8277. | Dat (dat_funx96) | 39.47 | 94% | 2020-03-14 |
| 8278. | dastan (maimashev_dake) | 39.44 | 95% | 2017-11-08 |
| 8279. | ali (gargey) | 39.42 | 95% | 2020-09-30 |
| 8280. | Michael (kimbo1414) | 39.39 | 94% | 2020-12-14 |
| 8281. | Krisztián (astrokrisz) | 39.39 | 17% | 2017-02-24 |
| 8282. | Alex (alexmercan2014) | 39.31 | 91% | 2018-12-28 |
| 8283. | wolga (wolga) | 39.30 | 97% | 2020-11-28 |
| 8284. | khushpreet (khushpreetisa) | 39.30 | 93% | 2019-01-10 |
| 8285. | emina (emina1) | 39.30 | 94% | 2018-04-18 |
| 8286. | Dylan (dynamotype) | 39.29 | 94% | 2018-09-01 |
| 8287. | Vanely (vanely) | 39.29 | 95% | 2018-04-20 |
| 8288. | Dale (garmonbozia) | 39.28 | 97% | 2017-09-28 |
| 8289. | Wing Sze (fwsze) | 39.27 | 95% | 2019-01-06 |
| 8290. | Sooraj (thesgyro) | 39.27 | 88% | 2017-05-05 |
| 8291. | Jugemu (yerden01) | 39.26 | 94% | 2018-07-13 |
| 8292. | Thor (johnthebestmountainman) | 39.26 | 97% | 2017-08-19 |
| 8293. | Peter (yaxo) | 39.26 | 99% | 2019-03-28 |
| 8294. | farzan (farzanfrost) | 39.24 | 95% | 2020-05-31 |
| 8295. | Artem (bloodypikachu) | 39.22 | 99% | 2018-06-15 |
| 8296. | Arif (arif224) | 39.21 | 95% | 2018-07-25 |
| 8297. | Ripx (ripx) | 39.20 | 92% | 2017-08-02 |
| 8298. | Christopher (chesscello) | 39.19 | 95% | 2017-02-17 |
| 8299. | joey (jofotech) | 39.18 | 94% | 2019-02-22 |
| 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 |