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John Theophilus Desaguliers, a Common card
John Theophilus Desaguliers was a French-born British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 49
- Power
- 116
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 116 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
John Theophilus Desaguliers quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Theophilus Desaguliers card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of ______.
Answer
Chandos. Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos. From the John Theophilus Desaguliers article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
John Theophilus Desaguliers was a French-born British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in ____ as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton.
Answer
1710s. John Theophilus Desaguliers was a French-born British natural philosopher, clergyman, engineer and freemason who was elected to the Royal Society in 1714 as experimental assistant to Isaac Newton. From the John Theophilus Desaguliers article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Klaus Ludwig. Klaus Ludwig 74 · John Theophilus Desaguliers 67 · Andrew J. Feustel 63 · Crab trap 60 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 had studied at Oxford and later popularized Newtonian theories and their practical applications in public lectures.
- Desaguliers's most important patron was James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos.
- As a Freemason, Desaguliers was instrumental in the success of the first Grand Lodge in London in the early 1720s and served as its third Grand Master.
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 Theophilus Desaguliers article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 49: each hit it takes is cut by 20 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, John Theophilus Desaguliers (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jonathan Richardson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
