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Aloysius Lilius, a Common card
Aloysius Lilius, also variously referred to as Luigi Lilio or Luigi Giglio, was an Italian physician, astronomer, philosopher and chronologist, and also the "primary author" who provided the proposal that became the basis of the Gregorian Calendar reform of 1582.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 22
- Power
- 75
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,200
Power 75 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 20 % of WikiCards cards.
Aloysius Lilius quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Aloysius Lilius card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The crater Lilius on the Moon is named after him, as is the ______ 2346 Lilio.
Answer
asteroid. The crater Lilius on the Moon is named after him, as is the asteroid 2346 Lilio. From the Aloysius Lilius article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In computer science, the Lilian date is the number of days since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar on 15 October ____.
Answer
1580s. In computer science, the Lilian date is the number of days since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar on 15 October 1582. From the Aloysius Lilius article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Telephone hybrid. Telephone hybrid 56 · Aloysius Lilius 53 · Gustave de Molinari 50 · Barium peroxide 47 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The crater Lilius on the Moon is named after him, as is the asteroid 2346 Lilio.
- In computer science, the Lilian date is the number of days since the adoption of the Gregorian calendar on 15 October 1582.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Aloysius Lilius article was read about 6,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 22: each hit it takes is cut by 9 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Aloysius Lilius (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vizza, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
