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David Gill, a Common card
Sir David Gill was a Scottish astronomer who spent most of his career as H.M. Astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 169
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,900
Power 169 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
David Gill quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the David Gill card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He took part in ______ expeditions to Mauritius and Ascension Island, before being appointed to the Cape in 1879.
Answer
astronomical. He took part in astronomical expeditions to Mauritius and Ascension Island, before being appointed to the Cape in 1879. From the David Gill article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Scuba set. Scuba set 86 · Behavioural genetics 83 · David Gill 79 · Denis Mukwege 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Denis Mukwege. Denis Mukwege 33,000 · Scuba set 22,000 · Edward Victor Appleton 12,000 · David Gill 4,900 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.
- He was born in Aberdeen, trained as a watch and clock-maker, and spent ten years in the family business, which he took over from his father.
- He became a noted amateur astronomer, and was invited by Lord Lindsay to manage his private observatory, which he accepted, selling the family busisness.
- He took part in astronomical expeditions to Mauritius and Ascension Island, before being appointed to the Cape in 1879.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The David Gill article was read about 4,900 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 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
How to get David Gill
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, David Gill (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Mayall, J. E. (John Jabez Edwin), 1813-1901, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
