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Uncommon card · Science
Athanasius Kircher, an Uncommon card
Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 65
- Power
- 144
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 71,000
Power 144 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Athanasius Kircher quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Athanasius Kircher card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A ______ of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades.
Answer
resurgence. A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades. From the Athanasius Kircher article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Athanasius Kircher. Athanasius Kircher 79 · Drag 74 · Cocoliztli epidemics 71 · Aluminium chloride 67 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.
- Kircher has been compared to fellow Jesuit Roger Joseph Boscovich and to Leonardo da Vinci for his vast range of interests, and has been honoured with the title "Master of a Hundred Arts".
- He taught for more than 40 years at the Roman College, where he set up a wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities that would become the Kircherian Museum.
- A resurgence of interest in Kircher has occurred within the scholarly community in recent decades.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Athanasius Kircher article was read about 71,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 65: each hit it takes is cut by 26 %.
How to get Athanasius Kircher
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Athanasius Kircher (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Cornelis Bloemaert, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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