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History of optics, an Uncommon card
Optics began with the development of lenses by the ancient Egyptians and Mesopotamians, followed by theories on light and vision developed by ancient Greek philosophers, and the development of geometrical optics in the Greco-Roman world.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 78
- Power
- 153
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 20,000
Power 153 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
History of optics quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the History of optics card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
These earlier studies on optics are now known as "______ optics".
Answer
classical. These earlier studies on optics are now known as "classical optics". From the History of optics article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy. List of federal subjects of Russia by life expectancy 95 · History of optics 75 · Ada Colau 72 · Competition climbing 69 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The word optics is derived from the Greek term τα ὀπτικά meaning 'appearance, look'.
- Optics was significantly reformed by the developments in the medieval Islamic world, such as the beginnings of physical and physiological optics, and then significantly advanced in early modern Europe, where diffractive optics began.
- These earlier studies on optics are now known as "classical optics".
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The History of optics article was read about 20,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 78: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get History of optics
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, History of optics (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Barão de Itararé, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
