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Stephen Hales, a Common card
Stephen Hales was an English clergyman who made major contributions to a range of scientific fields including botany, pneumatic chemistry and physiology.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 138
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 12,000
Power 138 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Stephen Hales quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Stephen Hales card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was the first person to measure blood ______.
Answer
pressure. He was the first person to measure blood pressure. From the Stephen Hales article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Alexander Sims. Alexander Sims 82 · Human variability 76 · Koochiching County, Minnesota 71 · Stephen Hales 68 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Human variability. Human variability 17,000 · Stephen Hales 12,000 · Agnes Pockels 9,500 · Gliese 581d 6,900 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 was the first person to measure blood pressure.
- He also invented several devices, including a ventilator, a pneumatic trough and a surgical forceps for the removal of bladder stones.
- In addition to these achievements, he was a philanthropist and wrote a popular tract on alcoholic intemperance.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Stephen Hales article was read about 12,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Stephen Hales
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Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Stephen Hales in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Alexander SimsCommon · Society · ATK 82 DEF 56
- HaudCommon · History · ATK 69 DEF 69
- Koochiching County, MinnesotaCommon · Society · ATK 71 DEF 67
- TixCommon · Arts · ATK 77 DEF 61
- List of San Jose Sharks playersCommon · Society · ATK 89 DEF 49
- Mecosta County, MichiganCommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 66
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Stephen Hales (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : James Macardell, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
