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John Herschel, an Uncommon card
Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet was an English polymath active as a mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor and experimental photographer who invented the blueprint and did botanical work.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 76
- Power
- 151
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 69,000
Power 151 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
John Herschel quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Herschel card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Herschel originated the use of the ______ day system in astronomy.
Answer
Julian. Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy. From the John Herschel article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Amphibious warfare. Amphibious warfare 85 · History of Alaska 81 · Investiture Controversy 78 · John Herschel 75 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Investiture Controversy. Investiture Controversy 120,000 · John Herschel 69,000 · Fernando Collor de Mello 54,000 · List of viceroys of New Spain 23,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- Herschel originated the use of the Julian day system in astronomy.
- He named seven moons of Saturn and four moons of Uranus – the seventh planet, discovered by his father Sir William Herschel.
- He made many contributions to the science of photography, and investigated colour blindness and the chemical power of ultraviolet rays.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The John Herschel article was read about 69,000 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 76: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get John Herschel
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Herschel (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : W. Ward, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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