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John Dobson, a Common card
John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 66
- DEF
- 55
- Power
- 121
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 8,100
Power 121 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
John Dobson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Dobson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Dobson was also the co-founder of the ______ astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.
Answer
amateur. Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers. From the John Dobson article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Douglas Kellner. Douglas Kellner 71 · John Dobson 66 · C. F. Powell 63 · Game Theorists 33 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 was also known for his efforts to promote awareness of astronomy through public lectures including his performances of "sidewalk astronomy".
- Dobson was also the co-founder of the amateur astronomical group, the San Francisco Sidewalk Astronomers.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Dobson article was read about 8,100 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 66 and blocks with 55: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get John Dobson
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Dobson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : AlanJWylie at English Wikipedia ( Original text: AlanJWylie ( talk ) ), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
