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Simon Newcomb, an Uncommon card
Simon Newcomb was a Canadian–American astronomer, applied mathematician, and autodidactic polymath.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 59
- Power
- 130
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 38,000
Power 130 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Simon Newcomb quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Simon Newcomb card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He served as Professor of ______ in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University.
Answer
Mathematics. He served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University. From the Simon Newcomb article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Though Newcomb had little conventional schooling, he completed a Bachelor of Science at Harvard in ____.
Answer
1850s. Though Newcomb had little conventional schooling, he completed a Bachelor of Science at Harvard in 1858. From the Simon Newcomb article on Wikipedia.
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 served as Professor of Mathematics in the United States Navy and at Johns Hopkins University.
- Born in Nova Scotia, at the age of 19 Newcomb left an apprenticeship to join his father in Massachusetts, where the latter was teaching.
- Though Newcomb had little conventional schooling, he completed a Bachelor of Science at Harvard in 1858.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Simon Newcomb article was read about 38,000 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 59: each hit it takes is cut by 24 %.
How to get Simon Newcomb
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Simon Newcomb (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
