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Philip Henry Gosse, a Common card
Philip Henry Gosse, known to his friends as Henry, was an English naturalist, populariser of natural science, prolific author, "Father of the Aquarium", scientific illustrator, lecturer, entrepreneur and pioneer in the study of marine biology and ornithology.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 86
- Power
- 161
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 161 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Philip Henry Gosse quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Philip Henry Gosse card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Gosse created and stocked the world's first public marine ______ at London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium".
Answer
aquarium. Gosse created and stocked the world's first public marine aquarium at London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium". From the Philip Henry Gosse article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His ____ work The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea was the catalyst for the aquarium craze in mid-Victorian England.
Answer
1850s. His 1854 work The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea was the catalyst for the aquarium craze in mid-Victorian England. From the Philip Henry Gosse article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Culture of Asia. Culture of Asia 86 · Behavioral neuroscience 79 · Philip Henry Gosse 75 · 510th Fighter Squadron 71 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Gosse created and stocked the world's first public marine aquarium at London Zoo in 1853, and coined the term "aquarium".
- His 1854 work The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea was the catalyst for the aquarium craze in mid-Victorian England.
- Over thirty years later, Gosse co-authored a three-volume work on Rotifera, considered at the time "the most complete and exhaustive history of the Rotifera in any language", with drawings of "extreme minuteness, accuracy, and beauty".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Philip Henry Gosse article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 86: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
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Text : Wikipedia, Philip Henry Gosse (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Maull & Polybank, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
