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James Bradley, a Common card
James Bradley was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from 1742.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 61
- DEF
- 32
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
James Bradley quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the James Bradley card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the ______ of light, and the nutation of the Earth's axis.
Answer
aberration. He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light, and the nutation of the Earth's axis. From the James Bradley article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
James Bradley was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from ____.
Answer
1740s. James Bradley was an English astronomer and priest who served as the third Astronomer Royal from 1742. From the James Bradley article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
James Bradley. James Bradley 61 · Enguri Dam 58 · John Shepherd-Barron 55 · Interior Alaska 51 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He is best known for two fundamental discoveries in astronomy, the aberration of light, and the nutation of the Earth's axis.
- These two discoveries were called "the most brilliant and useful of the century" by Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, historian of astronomy, mathematical astronomer and director of the Paris Observatory.
- In his History of astronomy in the 18th century, Delambre stated:"It is to these two discoveries by Bradley that we owe the exactness of modern astronomy....
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The James Bradley article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 61 and blocks with 32: each hit it takes is cut by 13 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, James Bradley (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : After Thomas Hudson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
