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Apothecaries' system, an Uncommon card
The apothecaries' system, or apothecaries' weights and measures, is a historical system of mass and volume units that were used by physicians and apothecaries for medical prescriptions, and also sometimes by scientists.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 82
- DEF
- 84
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Apothecaries' system quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Apothecaries' system card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It divides a pound into 12 ounces, an ounce into 8 drachms, and a ______ into 3 scruples of 20 grains each.
Answer
drachm. It divides a pound into 12 ounces, an ounce into 8 drachms, and a drachm into 3 scruples of 20 grains each. From the Apothecaries' system article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Decentralization. Decentralization 86 · Apothecaries' system 82 · Chinese hyperinflation 77 · List of largest monoliths 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Decentralization. Decentralization 100,000 · List of largest monoliths 57,000 · History of Central Asia 37,000 · Apothecaries' system 26,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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 English version of the system is closely related to the English troy system of weights, the pound and grain being exactly the same in both.
- It divides a pound into 12 ounces, an ounce into 8 drachms, and a drachm into 3 scruples of 20 grains each.
- This exact form of the system was used in the United Kingdom, in some of its former colonies, it survived well into the 20th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Apothecaries' system article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 82 and blocks with 84: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Apothecaries' system
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Apothecaries' system (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
