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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8138. | Maxim (predmax) | 39.88 | 96% | 2017-03-12 |
| 8139. | Marcin (mm2000) | 39.87 | 94% | 2017-02-16 |
| 8140. | devon (numantyke) | 39.86 | 97% | 2018-07-30 |
| 8141. | Tiffany (fluffy0990) | 39.84 | 76% | 2017-03-13 |
| 8142. | Jayden (jayden_8) | 39.82 | 93% | 2020-10-30 |
| 8143. | Alex (seventeen21) | 39.81 | 91% | 2020-11-29 |
| 8144. | Abhas (tiwariabhas) | 39.81 | 95% | 2020-07-22 |
| 8145. | cody (codysuh) | 39.80 | 94% | 2017-10-26 |
| 8146. | Tem (temcatt) | 39.73 | 93% | 2019-08-31 |
| 8147. | Sahaj (sahaj01) | 39.72 | 92% | 2020-05-05 |
| 8148. | Suven (psuv) | 39.72 | 97% | 2020-03-21 |
| 8149. | Mochammad (morzilcious) | 39.71 | 92% | 2018-12-09 |
| 8150. | Tyson (bonkmynoots) | 39.66 | 93% | 2018-11-29 |
| 8151. | Paris (stephendegrasse) | 39.65 | 95% | 2019-04-10 |
| 8152. | Robin (botrobs) | 39.65 | 91% | 2017-05-20 |
| 8153. | Adeel (adeelmile) | 39.65 | 88% | 2017-02-17 |
| 8154. | Sasha (joesb16_) | 39.59 | 92% | 2020-12-04 |
| 8155. | pyth0x (pyth0x) | 39.59 | 94% | 2018-08-03 |
| 8156. | James (jameshughes7) | 39.57 | 94% | 2017-09-13 |
| 8157. | Fredric (lockheart456) | 39.56 | 94% | 2019-05-29 |
| 8158. | Zetaga (unknownkillerdude) | 39.53 | 94% | 2017-07-22 |
| 8159. | Abhinav (abhinav42) | 39.52 | 95% | 2020-12-18 |
| 8160. | Antonio (sablja555) | 39.52 | 95% | 2019-07-15 |
| 8161. | Bigsvidzz (12jp_jp21) | 39.49 | 95% | 2019-12-24 |
| 8162. | Marco (gras8) | 39.47 | 94% | 2020-08-27 |
| 8163. | Dat (dat_funx96) | 39.47 | 94% | 2020-03-14 |
| 8164. | dastan (maimashev_dake) | 39.44 | 95% | 2017-11-08 |
| 8165. | ali (gargey) | 39.42 | 95% | 2020-09-30 |
| 8166. | Michael (kimbo1414) | 39.39 | 94% | 2020-12-14 |
| 8167. | Krisztián (astrokrisz) | 39.39 | 17% | 2017-02-24 |
| 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 |