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Lazzaro Spallanzani, an Uncommon card
Lazzaro Spallanzani was an Italian Catholic priest, biologist and physiologist who made important contributions to the experimental study of bodily functions, animal reproduction, and animal echolocation.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 67
- Power
- 137
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 19,000
Power 137 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Lazzaro Spallanzani quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Lazzaro Spallanzani card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Among his contributions were experimental demonstrations of ______ between ova and spermatozoa, and in vitro fertilisation.
Answer
fertilisation. Among his contributions were experimental demonstrations of fertilisation between ova and spermatozoa, and in vitro fertilisation. From the Lazzaro Spallanzani article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His most important works were summed up in his book Expériences pour servir a l'histoire de la génération des animaux et des plantes, published in ____.
Answer
1780s. His most important works were summed up in his book Expériences pour servir a l'histoire de la génération des animaux et des plantes, published in 1785. From the Lazzaro Spallanzani article on Wikipedia.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His research on biogenesis paved the way for the downfall of the theory of spontaneous generation, a prevailing idea at the time that organisms develop from inanimate matters, though the final death blow to the idea was dealt by French scientist Louis Pasteur a century later.
- His most important works were summed up in his book Expériences pour servir a l'histoire de la génération des animaux et des plantes, published in 1785.
- Among his contributions were experimental demonstrations of fertilisation between ova and spermatozoa, and in vitro fertilisation.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Lazzaro Spallanzani article was read about 19,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 67: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Lazzaro Spallanzani (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Rijksmuseum, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
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