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No one knows the name or tribe of the person who first recognized either the planet Mercury or the element mercury.
Mercury as planet:The motions of the planet Mercury were recorded by several ancient civilizations, and our current name for it comes from the Roman god. It is not known who first charted Mercury, but it was no later than the 14th century BC, when an unknown Assyrian astronomer labeled the planet. Mercury as element:Mercury is found in Egyptian tombs that date from 1500 BC.
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How was mercury the planet discovered?
Mercury was discovered visually by looking at the sky shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset. It was discovered in antiquity.
When was the Mercury's atom discovered?
Mercury is known from many thousands years; a discoverer is not known.
Where was the element mercury discovered?
pure mercury is found in volcanic rocks usually found in spain.
What liquid metal has been found in 3500 year old Egyptian tombs.?
A:Mercury (Hg) was the element which was discovered.
When was the metal Mercury discovered?
The liquid element mercury was isolated by the ancient Chinese and the Egyptians, probably from the mineral cinnabar (mercuric sulfide). Mercury was also refined and used in Mesoamerica by the Maya, independently of the Chinese discovery.While some early users imagined that it had medicinal properties, the opposite was true because the metal is a toxic poison.In past societies, the mercury ore (cinnabar) was valued for its red colour. When cinnabar is heated, it reverts to metallic mercury. Mercury gave silver and gold objects a beautiful shine - as well as poisoning the miners, refiners and owners of the objects.---The original name for the element was "quicksilver" (for its shine and liquid form). The current name may reference the Greek God, Mercury, who was known for his shiny helmet and being fleet of foot. Its chemical symbol Hg comes from the Latin hydrargyrum ("silver water").Mercury was identified as a chemical element by French scientist Antoine Lavoisier (1743-1794).Because the ancients had no resources that would identify Mercury as a dangerous and deadly ore, it probably caused the death of many people, especially those who used it as a medicine. In more modern times, dentists used mercury in tooth fillings. But in the mid 20th century, dentists stopped using mercury as part of an amalgam for filling teeth.
What spacecraft discovered Mercury?
None. Mercury was discovered before spacecraft were invented.
Who discovered Mercury's moons?
Mercury has no moons.
Planet Mercury discovered by?
Planet Mercury was not discovered, it has been known to exist for thousands of years.
Who name the Mercury?
The ones who discovered the element Mercury were the ancients
Who dicovered Mercury?
No one can really say who founded or who discovered Mercury but it is said that it was discovered nearly 3000 years ago.
Who named the element mercury?
The ones who discovered the element mercury were the ancients
What is the satellites of planet Mercury?
No natural satellites of Mercury have been discovered.
In what year did mercury get discovered?
1689
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 year was Mercury discovered?
Recorded observations of Mercury date back to at least the first millennium BC. There are no definite answers on who "discovered" it.
What date was 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.
