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John Parkinson, a Common card
John Parkinson was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 128
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 6,300
Power 128 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
John Parkinson quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Parkinson card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places listings in White County, Arkansas 81 · 1936 United States presidential election in North Dakota 76 · John Parkinson 69 · RET proto-oncogene 65 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Gamma-ray astronomy. Gamma-ray astronomy 13,000 · Håkon Wium Lie 10,000 · John Parkinson 6,300 · Krzysztof Matyjaszewski 4,700 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.
- He was apothecary to James I and a founding member of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in December 1617, and was later Royal Botanist to Charles I. He is known for two monumental works, Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris, which generally describes the proper cultivation of plants, and Theatrum Botanicum, the most complete and beautifully presented English treatise on plants of its time.
- One of the most eminent gardeners of his day, he kept a botanical garden at Long Acre in Covent Garden, today close to Trafalgar Square, and maintained close relations with other important English and Continental botanists, herbalists and plantsmen.
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 Parkinson article was read about 6,300 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get John Parkinson
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below John Parkinson in the power ranking, all domains together.
- 1936 United States presidential election in North DakotaCommon · History · ATK 76 DEF 52
- Elmer FlickCommon · History · ATK 67 DEF 61
- Frank GardnerCommon · Society · ATK 79 DEF 49
- Jacqueline Getty PhillipsCommon · Society · ATK 65 DEF 63
- Allan GriceCommon · History · ATK 80 DEF 48
- Pat CollinsCommon · Society · ATK 69 DEF 59
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Parkinson (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
