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Gerardus Mercator, an Uncommon card
Gerardus Mercator was a Flemish geographer, cosmographer and cartographer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 84
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 177
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 177 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Gerardus Mercator quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gerardus Mercator card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mercator was a ______ maker of globes and scientific instruments.
Answer
notable. Mercator was a notable maker of globes and scientific instruments. From the Gerardus Mercator article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is most renowned for creating the ____ world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines, an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
Answer
1560s. He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines, an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts. From the Gerardus Mercator article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Asteroid mining. Asteroid mining 88 · Gerardus Mercator 84 · Paco de Lucía 80 · Anna Akhmatova 77 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.
- He is most renowned for creating the 1569 world map based on a new projection which represented sailing courses of constant bearing as straight lines, an innovation that is still employed in nautical charts.
- Mercator was a notable maker of globes and scientific instruments.
- In addition, he had interests in theology, philosophy, history, mathematics, and geomagnetism.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gerardus Mercator article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 84 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Gerardus Mercator
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gerardus Mercator (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Frans Hogenberg, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
