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William Jones, a Common card
William Jones, FRS was a Welsh mathematician best known for his use of the symbol π to represent the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 53
- DEF
- 38
- Power
- 91
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 14,000
Power 91 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
William Jones quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Jones card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a close ______ of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley.
Answer
friend. He was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley. From the William Jones article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In November ____, Jones became a fellow of the Royal Society, and later served as the Royal Society's vice-president.
Answer
1710s. In November 1711, Jones became a fellow of the Royal Society, and later served as the Royal Society's vice-president. From the William Jones article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Deltahedron. Deltahedron 61 · Samsung Health 58 · William Jones 53 · Alfonso Bialetti 50 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 was a close friend of Sir Isaac Newton and Sir Edmund Halley.
- In November 1711, Jones became a fellow of the Royal Society, and later served as the Royal Society's vice-president.
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 Jones article was read about 14,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 53 and blocks with 38: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get William Jones
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Jones (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William Hogarth, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
