As the history of Mercury (planet) is extensive, a related link was placed right below.
For mercury ( element) there are the following informations taken from Wikipedia:
1) mercury was found in egyptians tombs (1500 BC)
2) In China and Tibet, mercury use was thought to prolong life.
3) Ancient Greeks used mercury in ointments. Egyptians and Romans used it in cosmetics.
4) In the Maya civilization, a pool or mercury was found.
5)By 500BC mercury was used to make amalgams (alloy of mercury)
6)Alchemists thought of mercury as the "First Matter" from which all metals are formed.
You can notice that the history of mercury(element) is not clear or precise, being difficult to determine exactly how and when it was discovered.
Mercury was discovered many thousands of years ago. It can be seen from Earth by the naked eye. The first person to look at Mercury through a telescope was Galileo, in the 17th century.
Mercury was known to the ancients.
what is unique about the astronomical body of planet Mercury and why is it important in the universe?When was the planet Mercury discovered?
There is no actual date of when the planet Mercury was discovered. The planet was first recorded by a Babylonian astrologer but it was called Apollo then.
No natural satellites of Mercury have been discovered.
Galalieo galilie
alileo discovered mercury in the late sixtenth century but wasnt proven a planet until 1639
Planet Mercury was not discovered, it has been known to exist for thousands of years.
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what is unique about the astronomical body of planet Mercury and why is it important in the universe?When was the planet Mercury discovered?
The planet Mercury was discovered around 3,500 years ago, Unfortunately the name of the person who discovered it was not recorded.
There is no actual date of when the planet Mercury was discovered. The planet was first recorded by a Babylonian astrologer but it was called Apollo then.
No natural satellites of Mercury have been discovered.
galaleo
Galalieo galilie
someone named howard Lynn discovered it in a rocket ship
The first known recorded evidence of planet Mercury was in 1000BC
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and because of this, it can only be seen at twilight. The planet was discovered in 14th century BC and it has no known satellites.
it comes to our attention that the ancient planet of mercury was discovered by our amazingly advanced elders, the bablyonians, over three thousand years ago. =<(