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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6226. | Elibay (elibay98) | 58.62 | 96% | 2017-06-22 |
| 6227. | Elke (elkekem) | 58.61 | 97% | 2019-01-21 |
| 6228. | Kane (kaneosify) | 58.59 | 96% | 2019-11-19 |
| 6229. | Noor (noor002) | 58.59 | 95% | 2017-12-28 |
| 6230. | Surajit (surajit) | 58.58 | 98% | 2019-09-01 |
| 6231. | Ray (rayzor813) | 58.58 | 87% | 2017-03-08 |
| 6232. | Persov (persov) | 58.57 | 94% | 2019-06-06 |
| 6233. | wilbur (tuncenator) | 58.57 | 95% | 2019-07-28 |
| 6234. | Bryan (byhlee3) | 58.57 | 96% | 2019-06-18 |
| 6235. | mfkr (mfkrbo) | 58.54 | 95% | 2017-08-24 |
| 6236. | Ninjalex (ninjalex) | 58.53 | 95% | 2019-09-23 |
| 6237. | Tatu (tatzka) | 58.52 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
| 6238. | Peter (kamikaze1336) | 58.52 | 96% | 2020-10-16 |
| 6239. | Eric (__eric__f__) | 58.51 | 96% | 2020-06-11 |
| 6240. | P (pracs210) | 58.51 | 95% | 2020-08-09 |
| 6241. | Timas (lpex) | 58.51 | 97% | 2017-08-07 |
| 6242. | Joshua (spunkypancake) | 58.49 | 97% | 2018-04-23 |
| 6243. | amran (netcse) | 58.49 | 97% | 2019-01-23 |
| 6244. | (mymymy141) | 58.49 | 96% | 2017-12-31 |
| 6245. | Gumby (qwertygumby) | 58.48 | 96% | 2020-10-24 |
| 6246. | Ryan (rdeorio) | 58.48 | 96% | 2019-06-19 |
| 6247. | Kumar (johnhanjharo) | 58.48 | 96% | 2018-09-09 |
| 6248. | Julien (amaimon43) | 58.47 | 95% | 2019-04-28 |
| 6249. | ruzain (ruzain) | 58.47 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
| 6250. | Charles (colonelviied) | 58.44 | 97% | 2018-11-05 |
| 6251. | Ramy (ramysar) | 58.44 | 91% | 2019-11-14 |
| 6252. | bettits (bettits) | 58.41 | 95% | 2020-10-14 |
| 6253. | Richard (tougo) | 58.40 | 94% | 2019-11-29 |
| 6254. | TypoKat (typokat) | 58.39 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
| 6255. | Tam (josephtambmt) | 58.38 | 96% | 2018-04-25 |
| 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 |