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The planet Mercury was discovered around 3,500 years ago, Unfortunately the name of the person who discovered it was not recorded.
Mercury
Mercury
Planet Mercury and the metal mercury share a name.
The name of the planet closest to our Sun is Mercury.
Element: Mercury, Closest planet to the sun: Mercury
long ago, people discovered cinnabar ore. This ore was ground to make vermilion It was discovered that when cinnabar was heated, silver liquid came out. they named it mercury because the ore that it came from was the same color as the planet mercury. Hope this helped
The Maori name for the planet Mercury is 'Takero'.
mercury
No, the planet Mercury is just called Mercury. The element Mercury (Hg) is a chemical element and has nothing to do with the naming of the planet Mercury.
The ones who discovered the element Mercury were the ancients
Scientist did not name Mercury, Roman/ Greek Gods did. They named it Mercury because it was the fastest moving planet out of all Planets.