the ancient Chinese and the egyptians
what is the Discovery Date for mercury? please someone tell me!!!!!!!!!!!
The planet Mercury has been known since prehistoric times. It is not possible to say who first noticed it.
The ancient Assyrians knew about Mercury in the 14 century BC which is almost 3,000 years before Galileo. As a result, his location at the time of his non-discovery of Mercury is not recorded.
pure mercury is found in volcanic rocks usually found in spain.
Mercury is one of the five planets visible to the naked eye, so it has been known since ancient times. However, its official discovery date is not applicable as it has always been observable in the night sky.
Many more elements have been discovered and the discovery that mercury is poisonous.
That is Mike Rowe, from Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Rowe
Mercury the planet - the earliest known recorded observations date from around the 14th century BC in Assyria. Mercury the element - Mercury was found in Egyptian tombs that date from 1500 BC. It was also known to the ancient Chinese.
Mercury is one of the five planets visible to the naked eye from Earth. It has been known since ancient times and does not have a specific team or individual credited with its discovery.
The planet Mercury has been known since ancient times, so it is not possible to attribute its discovery to a single individual. However, it is likely that ancient civilizations such as the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Greeks observed and recorded the existence of Mercury in the night sky.
First discovery - 1500 BC - Usages of Mercury = ancient greeks used it in ointments. = Ancient Egyptians and Romans used mercury in cosmetics. 500 BC > mercury was used to make amalgams,( alloy of mercury)- So, the history of mercury is lost across the time. No reference was found of the exact time of the first discovering or the appropriate use of mercury. It has been well known and properly used on the modern age.
The planet Mercury was first discovered by ancient civilizations, so there is no single individual credited with its discovery. It has been observed since ancient times due to its brightness and proximity to the Sun.