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Uncommon card · Science
Émilie du Châtelet, an Uncommon card
Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Marquise du Châtelet was a French mathematician and physicist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 163
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 87,000
Power 163 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Émilie du Châtelet quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Émilie du Châtelet card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Her most recognized achievement is her ______ magnum opus, Institutions de Physique.
Answer
philosophical. Her most recognized achievement is her philosophical magnum opus, Institutions de Physique. From the Émilie du Châtelet article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
It circulated widely, generated heated debates, and was translated into German and Italian in ____.
Answer
1740s. It circulated widely, generated heated debates, and was translated into German and Italian in 1743. From the Émilie du Châtelet article on Wikipedia.
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.
- Her most recognized achievement is her philosophical magnum opus, Institutions de Physique.
- She then revised the text substantially for a second edition with the slightly modified title Institutions physiques.
- It circulated widely, generated heated debates, and was translated into German and Italian in 1743.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Émilie du Châtelet article was read about 87,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get Émilie du Châtelet
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Émilie du Châtelet (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
