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Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, a Common card
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan was a French natural philosopher, born in the town of Béziers on 26 November 1678.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 63
- DEF
- 44
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,100
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
De Mairan lost his father, François d'Ortous, at age four and his ______ twelve years later at age sixteen.
Answer
mother. De Mairan lost his father, François d'Ortous, at age four and his mother twelve years later at age sixteen. From the Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan was a French natural philosopher, born in the town of Béziers on 26 November ____.
Answer
1670s. Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan was a French natural philosopher, born in the town of Béziers on 26 November 1678. From the Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Helen Hughes. Helen Hughes 70 · Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan 63 · Prokop Diviš 58 · Cave of Pythagoras 54 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.
- De Mairan lost his father, François d'Ortous, at age four and his mother twelve years later at age sixteen.
- Over the course of his life, de Mairan was elected into numerous scientific societies and made key discoveries in a variety of fields, including ancient texts and astronomy.
- His observations and experiments also inspired the beginning of what is now known as the study of biological circadian rhythms.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan article was read about 4,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 63 and blocks with 44: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
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- Gary BlackCommon · History · ATK 63 DEF 44
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : After Louis Tocqué, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
