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Ismail al-Jazari, an Uncommon card
Badīʿ az-Zaman Abu l-ʿIzz ibn Ismāʿīl ibn ar-Razāz al-Jazarī was a polymath, scholar, inventor, mechanical engineer, artisan and artist from the Jazira in Mesopotamia of the Artuqid period.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 90
- Power
- 166
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 83,000
Power 166 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Ismail al-Jazari quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ismail al-Jazari card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
One of his more famous inventions is the ______ clock.
Answer
elephant. One of his more famous inventions is the elephant clock. From the Ismail al-Jazari article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for writing The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in ____, where he described 50 mechanical devices, along with instructions on how to construct them.
Answer
1200s. He is best known for writing The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in 1206, where he described 50 mechanical devices, along with instructions on how to construct them. From the Ismail al-Jazari article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Decentralization. Decentralization 86 · Public administration 82 · Ismail al-Jazari 76 · Charles Boycott 73 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 best known for writing The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in 1206, where he described 50 mechanical devices, along with instructions on how to construct them.
- One of his more famous inventions is the elephant clock.
- He has been described as the "father of robotics" and modern day engineering.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ismail al-Jazari article was read about 83,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 90: each hit it takes is cut by 36 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ismail al-Jazari (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Al-Jazari, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
