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Michael Maestlin, a Common card
Michael Maestlin was a German astronomer and mathematician, best known as the mentor of Johannes Kepler.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Michael Maestlin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Michael Maestlin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A student of Philipp Apian, Maestlin is recognized as the teacher who had the ______ influence on Kepler.
Answer
greatest. A student of Philipp Apian, Maestlin is recognized as the teacher who had the greatest influence on Kepler. From the Michael Maestlin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Integral fast reactor. Integral fast reactor 11,000 · Method of moments 8,700 · Mary Lou Jepsen 6,600 · Michael Maestlin 5,000 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.
- A student of Philipp Apian, Maestlin is recognized as the teacher who had the greatest influence on Kepler.
- He is regarded as one of the most significant astronomers of the period between Copernicus and Kepler.He was the first to write a decimal approximation of the Golden ratio.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Michael Maestlin article was read about 5,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Michael Maestlin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Attributed to Conrad Melperger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
