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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7047. | eye8 (othereye) | 52.82 | 95% | 2020-10-26 |
| 7048. | 🤔 (akixuu) | 52.82 | 94% | 2020-11-26 |
| 7049. | Vignesh (vigneshidp) | 52.82 | 95% | 2018-07-03 |
| 7050. | Shub (shub01) | 52.81 | 94% | 2020-05-15 |
| 7051. | Mort (captain_fredrickson) | 52.79 | 96% | 2020-04-24 |
| 7052. | Free Palestine (chaoticorder) | 52.78 | 93% | 2017-02-14 |
| 7053. | joon (joonleey) | 52.77 | 96% | 2019-04-11 |
| 7054. | Lee (im_fust_as_feck_bai) | 52.75 | 97% | 2017-12-31 |
| 7055. | Kishore (nrwgn) | 52.75 | 95% | 2019-07-16 |
| 7056. | Phanton (harrisngandie) | 52.74 | 97% | 2020-01-25 |
| 7057. | EJQ (erjiaqing) | 52.74 | 97% | 2019-07-28 |
| 7058. | David (sidrid) | 52.74 | 97% | 2017-12-11 |
| 7059. | Ricky (muffinpotato) | 52.73 | 94% | 2020-11-22 |
| 7060. | Ajay (ajay458) | 52.72 | 96% | 2020-08-22 |
| 7061. | Ainsley (giannis199) | 52.70 | 95% | 2020-01-06 |
| 7062. | Paul Kenneth (kennetoy2302) | 52.70 | 93% | 2020-06-21 |
| 7063. | Sazzad Hossain (invisible_r... | 52.69 | 96% | 2019-06-06 |
| 7064. | Jan (ingenieur) | 52.69 | 94% | 2020-10-15 |
| 7065. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 52.69 | 95% | 2019-06-19 |
| 7066. | imscreecher (imscreecher) | 52.68 | 93% | 2020-12-19 |
| 7067. | Akhil (akhilomar555) | 52.68 | 93% | 2019-07-19 |
| 7068. | Manish (manish_joshi) | 52.68 | 95% | 2019-02-01 |
| 7069. | Mahdi (mkal1375) | 52.66 | 96% | 2020-07-09 |
| 7070. | Ben (benbino) | 52.66 | 95% | 2020-05-18 |
| 7071. | aseke7182 (aseke) | 52.64 | 94% | 2019-12-06 |
| 7072. | Whyner (whyner_) | 52.56 | 95% | 2020-10-17 |
| 7073. | anay (anay147) | 52.56 | 98% | 2020-06-21 |
| 7074. | Ivan (ivanjoh) | 52.51 | 95% | 2020-10-26 |
| 7075. | 10SlowFingers (aabhas) | 52.51 | 94% | 2020-07-15 |
| 7076. | Ahrar (ahrar) | 52.50 | 96% | 2018-03-19 |
| 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 |