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Epic card · History
Francis Bacon, an Epic card
Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England under King James I. Bacon argued for the importance of natural philosophy, guided by the scientific method, and his works remained influential throughout the Scientific Revolution.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 96
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 570,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Bacon has been called the father of empiricism.
- He argued for the possibility of scientific knowledge based only upon inductive reasoning and careful observation of events in nature.
- He believed that science could be achieved by the use of a sceptical and methodical approach whereby scientists aim to avoid misleading themselves.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Francis Bacon article was read about 570,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 96: each hit it takes is cut by 38 %.
How to get Francis Bacon
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Francis Bacon (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Paul van Somer I / Formerly attributed to Frans Pourbus the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
