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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6621. | Tina (archetype90) | 56.35 | 95% | 2017-12-28 |
| 6622. | Why (whynotfollow) | 56.34 | 91% | 2017-02-17 |
| 6623. | Satnam 😃 (satnam9781) | 56.34 | 95% | 2019-12-17 |
| 6624. | Emil (zelciux) | 56.33 | 87% | 2017-05-12 |
| 6625. | Li (alucardkoten) | 56.33 | 95% | 2020-10-22 |
| 6626. | billy (inyourface45) | 56.31 | 96% | 2017-11-10 |
| 6627. | Virtually Julia (virtually_... | 56.30 | 97% | 2020-02-25 |
| 6628. | Abhigyan (abhigyan7) | 56.30 | 96% | 2017-08-04 |
| 6629. | Lana (lana121) | 56.30 | 96% | 2018-05-11 |
| 6630. | Patrick (commanderwaves) | 56.29 | 93% | 2017-11-12 |
| 6631. | Tim (dreamaz) | 56.29 | 94% | 2019-12-26 |
| 6632. | Saint (saintjenkins123) | 56.28 | 92% | 2017-04-27 |
| 6633. | Yuuto (usualhour) | 56.28 | 96% | 2020-05-22 |
| 6634. | ---| (karthivi95) | 56.27 | 93% | 2020-09-14 |
| 6635. | Noah (noah51801) | 56.26 | 94% | 2019-12-05 |
| 6636. | Arif (schaerdz) | 56.26 | 93% | 2017-05-27 |
| 6637. | 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-d... | 56.25 | 95% | 2020-05-01 |
| 6638. | Dark (nazmul_7) | 56.25 | 96% | 2018-10-28 |
| 6639. | XanderManCan (tacticaltoast) | 56.24 | 95% | 2019-09-22 |
| 6640. | azooz (azoozklr) | 56.23 | 96% | 2020-11-07 |
| 6641. | Antonio (whatabbout18) | 56.23 | 95% | 2019-08-02 |
| 6642. | Quotheraven (nherne) | 56.22 | 94% | 2017-12-27 |
| 6643. | Josua (siocnarff) | 56.20 | 96% | 2020-08-13 |
| 6644. | Olexiy (lexk) | 56.17 | 97% | 2018-12-10 |
| 6645. | Ulysse (ulysse98) | 56.16 | 97% | 2020-08-27 |
| 6646. | lex (lexzaid) | 56.15 | 94% | 2017-12-08 |
| 6647. | Nighil (nighil) | 56.11 | 95% | 2017-06-08 |
| 6648. | Dreyard (dreyard) | 56.10 | 93% | 2018-11-05 |
| 6649. | sprwhk (sprwhwk) | 56.09 | 97% | 2020-06-19 |
| 6650. | Alex (putzig) | 56.08 | 96% | 2020-01-26 |
| 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 |