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William Rowan Hamilton, an Uncommon card
Sir William Rowan Hamilton was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer who made numerous major contributions to algebra, classical mechanics, and optics.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 85
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 72,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
William Rowan Hamilton quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Rowan Hamilton card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Hamilton was Andrews Professor of ______ at Trinity College Dublin.
Answer
Astronomy. Hamilton was Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin. From the William Rowan Hamilton article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Palace. Palace 86 · Rofecoxib 82 · ACE inhibitor 79 · William Rowan Hamilton 75 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.
- His theoretical works and mathematical equations are considered fundamental to modern theoretical physics, particularly his reformulation of Lagrangian mechanics.
- His research included the analysis of geometrical optics, Fourier analysis, and quaternions, the last of which made him one of the founders of modern linear algebra.
- Hamilton was Andrews Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The William Rowan Hamilton article was read about 72,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 85: each hit it takes is cut by 34 %.
How to get William Rowan Hamilton
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Rowan Hamilton (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William_Rowan_Hamilton_portrait_oval.png : Unknown Unknown William_Rowan_Hamilton_portrait, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
