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John Tyndall, an Uncommon card
John Tyndall was an Irish physicist.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 85
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 42,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
John Tyndall quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the John Tyndall card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of ______.
Answer
diamagnetism. His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism. From the John Tyndall article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in ____.
Answer
1850s. Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859. From the John Tyndall article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa. List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa 90 · John Tyndall 85 · History of computing 79 · Centaur 75 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.
- His scientific fame arose in the 1850s from his study of diamagnetism.
- Later he made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air, proving the connection between atmospheric CO2 and what is now known as the greenhouse effect in 1859.
- Tyndall also published more than a dozen science books which brought state-of-the-art 19th century experimental physics to a wide audience.
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 Tyndall article was read about 42,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 85 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, John Tyndall (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Tucker Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
