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Peter Henlein, an Uncommon card
Peter Henlein was a German locksmith, clockmaker and watchmaker from Nuremberg.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 69
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 17,000
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Peter Henlein quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Peter Henlein card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Some popular accounts also credit Henlein with inventing the ______, although this fact is disputed.
Answer
mainspring. Some popular accounts also credit Henlein with inventing the mainspring, although this fact is disputed. From the Peter Henlein article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is often credited with inventing the pocket watch, particularly in connection with the fire-gilded pomander-shaped watch from ____.
Answer
1500s. He is often credited with inventing the pocket watch, particularly in connection with the fire-gilded pomander-shaped watch from 1505. From the Peter Henlein article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
24-cell. 24-cell 36,000 · Herbig–Haro object 24,000 · Peter Henlein 17,000 · Howard Atwood Kelly 12,000 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.
- He is often credited with inventing the pocket watch, particularly in connection with the fire-gilded pomander-shaped watch from 1505.
- He was among the first craftsmen to make small portable spring-driven clocks, worn as pendants, or attached to clothing, that are regarded as the earliest watches.
- Some popular accounts also credit Henlein with inventing the mainspring, although this fact is disputed.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Peter Henlein article was read about 17,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 69 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get Peter Henlein
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Peter Henlein (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Vitold Muratov, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
