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William Whiston, an Uncommon card
William Whiston was an English theologian, historian, natural philosopher, and mathematician, a leading figure in the popularisation of the ideas of Isaac Newton.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 80
- Power
- 152
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 18,000
Power 152 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
William Whiston quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the William Whiston card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ exponent of Arianism and wrote A New Theory of the Earth.
Answer
prominent. He was a prominent exponent of Arianism and wrote A New Theory of the Earth. From the William Whiston article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in ____ and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus.
Answer
1710s. He is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus. From the William Whiston article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Andrey Korotayev. Andrey Korotayev 82 · Chandra Wickramasinghe 77 · William Whiston 72 · Honduran Americans 68 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 is now probably best known for helping to instigate the Longitude Act in 1714 and his important translations of the Antiquities of the Jews and other works by Josephus.
- He was a prominent exponent of Arianism and wrote A New Theory of the Earth.
- Whiston succeeded his mentor Newton as Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
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 Whiston article was read about 18,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 80: each hit it takes is cut by 32 %.
How to get William Whiston
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, William Whiston (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : after Sarah Hoadly (1676-1743), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
