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Uncommon card · History
Harlow Shapley, an Uncommon card
Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer, who served as head of the Harvard College Observatory from 1921–1952, and political activist during the New Deal and Fair Deal.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Shapley used Cepheid variable stars to estimate the size of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Sun's position within it.
- In 1953 he proposed his "liquid water belt" theory, a concept now known as a habitable zone.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Harlow Shapley article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Harlow Shapley
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Harlow Shapley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
