answersLogoWhite

0

The precise year is not known: the ancient Assyrians knew about it way back in the 14 century BC. It was then called something like "the Jumping Planet". It was known, by name, to ancient Astronomers from Chinese, Indian, Babylonian, Nordic, Islamic and Mayan cultures.

User Avatar

Wiki User

7y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Planet Mercury discovered by?

Planet Mercury was not discovered, it has been known to exist for thousands of years.


What year did Galileo see the planet mercury?

Galileo first observed the planet Mercury through his telescope in 1610.


What was the 7th planet to be discovered?

mercury


Who was the planet Mercury's finder?

The planet Mercury was discovered around 3,500 years ago, Unfortunately the name of the person who discovered it was not recorded.


What is the satellites of planet Mercury?

No natural satellites of Mercury have been discovered.


What was the mans name when he discovered planet mercury?

galaleo


How the mercury planet discovered?

someone named howard Lynn discovered it in a rocket ship


Is Mercury the fastest planet?

no there has been a new planet discovered it is called blenit. 1 year on this planet is 24 hours 1 day is 1 hour its closer to the sun than mercury it is believed to be smaller than the earth but a lot bigger the Pluto


When was Mercury in the solar system discovered?

The first known recorded evidence of planet Mercury was in 1000BC


Which planet after Mercury has the shortest year?

Venus, it's the next planet out from the sun after mercury.


What are the special features of the planet Mercury?

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.


Who was Mercury discovered by?

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. =<(