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Caroline Herschel, an Uncommon card
Caroline Lucretia Herschel was a German-British astronomer, whose most significant contributions to astronomy were the discoveries of several comets, including the periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet, which bears her name.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 159
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 52,000
Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Caroline Herschel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Caroline Herschel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
She was born in Germany, and spent 50 years in England, before ______ to Germany in 1822.
Answer
returning. She was born in Germany, and spent 50 years in England, before returning to Germany in 1822. From the Caroline Herschel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Dynamical system. Dynamical system 87 · Hipparchus 84 · Smoke grenade 80 · Caroline Herschel 74 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Dynamical system. Dynamical system 99,000 · Hipparchus 67,000 · Caroline Herschel 52,000 · Smoke grenade 41,000 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.
- She was the younger sister of astronomer William Herschel, with whom she worked for most of her career.
- She was born in Germany, and spent 50 years in England, before returning to Germany in 1822.
- She was the first professional female astronomer, and the first woman to receive a salary as a scientist, and the first woman in England to hold a government position.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Caroline Herschel article was read about 52,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Caroline Herschel
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Caroline Herschel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ölgemälde: Melchior Gommar Tieleman, Foto des gemeinfreien Gemäldes: unbekannt, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.