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Pierre Bayle, an Uncommon card
Pierre Bayle was a French philosopher, author, and lexicographer.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 23,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Pierre Bayle quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Pierre Bayle card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Bayle is commonly regarded as a forerunner of the ______ of the mid-18th century.
Answer
Encyclopédistes. Bayle is commonly regarded as a forerunner of the Encyclopédistes of the mid-18th century. From the Pierre Bayle article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is best known for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, whose publication began in ____.
Answer
1690s. He is best known for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, whose publication began in 1697. From the Pierre Bayle article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Flow network. Flow network 66 · Pierre Bayle 62 · Balance beam 58 · Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate 55 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.
- He is best known for his Historical and Critical Dictionary, whose publication began in 1697.
- Many of the more controversial ideas in the book were hidden away in the voluminous footnotes, or they were slipped into articles on seemingly uncontroversial topics.
- Bayle is commonly regarded as a forerunner of the Encyclopédistes of the mid-18th century.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Pierre Bayle article was read about 23,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Pierre Bayle
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Pierre Bayle (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Attributed to Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
