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Joseph Leidy, a Common card
Joseph Mellick Leidy was an American paleontologist, parasitologist, and anatomist.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 64
- DEF
- 56
- Power
- 120
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 9,800
Power 120 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.
Joseph Leidy quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Joseph Leidy card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
At the time, scientific investigation was largely the ______ of wealthy amateurs.
Answer
province. At the time, scientific investigation was largely the province of wealthy amateurs. From the Joseph Leidy article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His book Extinct Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska, published in ____, contained many species not previously described and many previously unknown on the North American continent.
Answer
1860s. His book Extinct Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska, published in 1869, contained many species not previously described and many previously unknown on the North American continent. From the Joseph Leidy article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Signal integrity. Signal integrity 70 · Jean Prouvé 67 · Joseph Leidy 64 · Autobianchi A112 Runabout 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.
- Leidy was professor of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania, later becoming a professor of natural history at Swarthmore College and the director of scientific and educational programs at the Wagner Free Institute of Science.
- His book Extinct Fauna of Dakota and Nebraska, published in 1869, contained many species not previously described and many previously unknown on the North American continent.
- At the time, scientific investigation was largely the province of wealthy amateurs.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Joseph Leidy article was read about 9,800 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 64 and blocks with 56: each hit it takes is cut by 22 %.
How to get Joseph Leidy
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Joseph Leidy (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Gilbert Studios, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
