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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8610. | Luffy (aluffy1u76) | 32.72 | 91% | 2018-10-05 |
| 8611. | MR (mrfs) | 32.71 | 97% | 2018-09-01 |
| 8612. | Rather (rather) | 32.70 | 95% | 2017-07-03 |
| 8613. | Muhammad (haneey) | 32.69 | 96% | 2018-07-01 |
| 8614. | Ashley (sunshine83) | 32.59 | 95% | 2017-07-19 |
| 8615. | Lihao (lihao) | 32.52 | 94% | 2020-04-18 |
| 8616. | Jack (floppa) | 32.49 | 93% | 2017-06-10 |
| 8617. | Karan (iamkaran) | 32.46 | 96% | 2019-08-15 |
| 8618. | Zack (zackmusic) | 32.40 | 94% | 2019-09-05 |
| 8619. | Ron (r0nx) | 32.39 | 93% | 2020-08-30 |
| 8620. | Hussain (hussain_juned) | 32.25 | 95% | 2018-10-17 |
| 8621. | JOSH (jo_dpe) | 32.18 | 92% | 2020-08-25 |
| 8622. | Vasyl (n4x20n4x) | 32.17 | 92% | 2019-02-17 |
| 8623. | Copy (copypasta) | 32.17 | 91% | 2020-12-13 |
| 8624. | Christian (rinnegone) | 32.14 | 94% | 2020-07-23 |
| 8625. | Yessii (jessynovrianti) | 32.10 | 93% | 2017-02-09 |
| 8626. | sridhar (sridhar10) | 32.08 | 86% | 2017-03-31 |
| 8627. | Agzhan (agzhan) | 32.01 | 91% | 2019-12-13 |
| 8628. | dhruba (dhruba_roka12345) | 31.96 | 96% | 2020-02-06 |
| 8629. | prakash (adiveppak) | 31.96 | 95% | 2017-12-06 |
| 8630. | Alexandre (liaxire) | 31.94 | 94% | 2020-11-08 |
| 8631. | Defender (u1611033) | 31.91 | 96% | 2017-01-31 |
| 8632. | YQ (yaaooqun) | 31.89 | 94% | 2020-12-04 |
| 8633. | Arafat (arafat_islam) | 31.88 | 91% | 2020-04-21 |
| 8634. | jason (peedgaycer) | 31.88 | 97% | 2020-05-25 |
| 8635. | Alex (hadalhw17) | 31.87 | 90% | 2017-10-17 |
| 8636. | MrPh (phares_kingm) | 31.86 | 93% | 2020-12-02 |
| 8637. | Herbert (silvefight) | 31.85 | 95% | 2020-08-02 |
| 8638. | Andrew (andrewtimeline) | 31.77 | 95% | 2020-08-07 |
| 8639. | jimmy (jimnish) | 31.77 | 91% | 2020-12-08 |
| 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 |