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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5875. | Jeffrey (jshen13) | 61.67 | 95% | 2017-09-17 |
| 5876. | Loopdreams (loopdreams) | 61.66 | 97% | 2019-03-02 |
| 5877. | Jahed (jahed100) | 61.65 | 98% | 2020-08-22 |
| 5878. | Hau (jackie1997) | 61.64 | 97% | 2018-07-12 |
| 5879. | Ludvig (lelzarenn) | 61.63 | 91% | 2017-01-15 |
| 5880. | Brecht (brazilie) | 61.63 | 96% | 2017-07-05 |
| 5881. | kiddo (cringeworthykiddo) | 61.63 | 95% | 2017-11-21 |
| 5882. | Jiayi (jiayiliu) | 61.63 | 97% | 2018-04-01 |
| 5883. | Jarek (yorrickus) | 61.63 | 98% | 2018-05-23 |
| 5884. | Javier (javiertzr01) | 61.62 | 93% | 2017-12-08 |
| 5885. | Marvin (super_nam) | 61.62 | 97% | 2019-07-02 |
| 5886. | Santi (acolombian) | 61.61 | 94% | 2019-02-07 |
| 5887. | Redsource (redsource) | 61.60 | 96% | 2017-08-14 |
| 5888. | Andrew (alzhu) | 61.60 | 96% | 2019-08-14 |
| 5889. | Tim (ts00834811) | 61.58 | 91% | 2017-02-01 |
| 5890. | Joshua (hail_hydra) | 61.58 | 94% | 2019-09-28 |
| 5891. | BarbBlackburn (3xx8iycrr3xy... | 61.57 | 98% | 2018-09-24 |
| 5892. | Vinayak (vinayaksuresh) | 61.57 | 96% | 2017-06-21 |
| 5893. | silverfish (s1lverfish) | 61.56 | 96% | 2020-08-14 |
| 5894. | FluffyDragon (kevin2003) | 61.56 | 97% | 2018-05-03 |
| 5895. | Bobban (bobban) | 61.56 | 98% | 2017-11-07 |
| 5896. | K2 (kenji2) | 61.56 | 99% | 2017-02-20 |
| 5897. | Alex (agnst) | 61.55 | 97% | 2020-08-25 |
| 5898. | Pradip (pradipg) | 61.55 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
| 5899. | JustType (justtype03) | 61.51 | 96% | 2019-10-11 |
| 5900. | Kamyar (kamyar_raisee) | 61.51 | 98% | 2017-11-19 |
| 5901. | Jeremy (sikesjt) | 61.50 | 96% | 2017-10-11 |
| 5902. | Declan (deccazz) | 61.49 | 96% | 2019-06-09 |
| 5903. | Math (faster_babe) | 61.48 | 97% | 2019-11-16 |
| 5904. | hackthemoon (hackthemoon) | 61.47 | 97% | 2019-02-21 |
| 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 |