Regiomontanus, an Uncommon card

Johannes Müller von Königsberg, better known as Regiomontanus, was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg.
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Rarity: Uncommon
Domain: Science
ATK: 64
DEF: 53
Power: 117
Wikipedia reads a year: 17,000

Power 117 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 55 % of WikiCards cards.

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Regiomontanus quiz: 3 questions

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Find the missing word
He is named after ______ in Lower Franconia, not the larger Königsberg in Prussia.
Answer
Königsberg. He is named after Königsberg in Lower Franconia, not the larger Königsberg in Prussia. From the Regiomontanus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Regiomontanus wrote under the Latinized name of Ioannes de Monteregio, the toponym Regiomontanus was first used by Philipp Melanchthon in ____.
Answer
1530s. Regiomontanus wrote under the Latinized name of Ioannes de Monteregio, the toponym Regiomontanus was first used by Philipp Melanchthon in 1534. From the Regiomontanus article on Wikipedia.

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The facts on the card

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His contributions were instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the decades following his death.
Regiomontanus wrote under the Latinized name of Ioannes de Monteregio, the toponym Regiomontanus was first used by Philipp Melanchthon in 1534.
He is named after Königsberg in Lower Franconia, not the larger Königsberg in Prussia.

Why it is Uncommon

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Text : Wikipedia, Regiomontanus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Smithsonian "Print Artist: Braeht" (wobei die Bildsignatur eher Brühl sculps[it] zeigt, ev, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.