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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6110. | Helena (coolister3) | 59.86 | 94% | 2018-05-16 |
| 6111. | Prithvi (tp3733) | 59.85 | 99% | 2020-11-26 |
| 6112. | Petrine51 (petrine51) | 59.85 | 97% | 2017-07-12 |
| 6113. | Wugebe (wugebe) | 59.85 | 96% | 2020-09-28 |
| 6114. | jjerry (jerry_nyae) | 59.84 | 96% | 2019-07-15 |
| 6115. | Tevefan (tevefan) | 59.83 | 99% | 2020-08-22 |
| 6116. | Saculu (saculu) | 59.83 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
| 6117. | Clay (cduck621) | 59.82 | 97% | 2018-11-09 |
| 6118. | ANUP (typekashyap) | 59.82 | 99% | 2018-11-16 |
| 6119. | DeimoS (mcediego) | 59.81 | 97% | 2017-03-27 |
| 6120. | Arvid (actaz) | 59.81 | 91% | 2017-05-24 |
| 6121. | ryobisan (ryobisan) | 59.80 | 94% | 2017-06-02 |
| 6122. | Vedant (vedant09) | 59.80 | 97% | 2018-11-23 |
| 6123. | Olaf (olaf_surgut) | 59.80 | 92% | 2020-06-08 |
| 6124. | Joey (jmschrum) | 59.80 | 96% | 2020-12-04 |
| 6125. | heisvi (bobbytes) | 59.80 | 96% | 2019-05-26 |
| 6126. | shaun (shaunbot_123) | 59.78 | 98% | 2020-08-06 |
| 6127. | Muhammad (tux_arif) | 59.78 | 96% | 2017-10-29 |
| 6128. | Swaraj (swarajpande4) | 59.77 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
| 6129. | airil (airilsra) | 59.77 | 99% | 2017-10-27 |
| 6130. | Gergő (lion1255) | 59.77 | 91% | 2017-02-20 |
| 6131. | Haruka (hrksnsk) | 59.76 | 96% | 2020-09-29 |
| 6132. | Jorge (julian_anz) | 59.75 | 96% | 2019-07-26 |
| 6133. | Paris (parrig) | 59.75 | 97% | 2018-02-28 |
| 6134. | Ahsan (ahsanjutt) | 59.75 | 95% | 2017-04-19 |
| 6135. | Martin (rocket1018) | 59.74 | 98% | 2019-10-11 |
| 6136. | SUCONDESE (layehing) | 59.74 | 96% | 2019-05-12 |
| 6137. | Alex (xzeroalex) | 59.74 | 94% | 2019-07-12 |
| 6138. | imnotanygood (handicaped) | 59.74 | 96% | 2019-01-18 |
| 6139. | cluckold (cluckold) | 59.73 | 97% | 2020-05-20 |
| 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 |