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William Henry Pickering, a Common card
William Henry Pickering was an American astronomer.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 60
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 108
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,600
Power 108 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
William Henry Pickering quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Henry Pickering card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He spent much of the later part of his life at his ______ observatory in Jamaica.
Answer
private. He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica. From the William Henry Pickering article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina. U.S. Route 29 in North Carolina 72 · Nassau William Senior 65 · William Henry Pickering 60 · Nils John Nilsson 57 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.
- Pickering constructed and established several observatories or astronomical observation stations, notably including Percival Lowell's Flagstaff Observatory.
- He spent much of the later part of his life at his private observatory in Jamaica.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Henry Pickering article was read about 5,600 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 60 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get William Henry Pickering
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Henry Pickering (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
