Mercury

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Mercury, or Mercurius, derives from the Roman god Mercury (mythology). It may also refer to:

Science

Mercury (element), the chemical element also called quicksilver
Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system
Mercury (plant), members of the genus Mercurialis
Project Mercury, an early American program for launching humans into space
Good King Henry, a species of goosefoot also called mercury or English mercury
Inches of mercury, a measure of atmospheric pressure
Mercurius (crater), a crater on the Moon
USNS Mercury (T-AGM-21), a Vanguard Class Missile Range Instrumentation Ship

Culture

Freddie Mercury, singer from the rock group Queen
Mercury (comics), a.k.a. Cessily Kincaid, a Marvel Comics character who can turn herself into a mercurial substance
Mercury (magazine), a popular astronomy magazine published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Mercury (Amalgam Comics), a combination of the characters Impulse and Quicksilver made for Amalgam Comics
Mercury (TV series), an 1996 Australian television show
Mercury FM, a commercial radio station in Surrey, United Kingdom
Mercury 96.6, a commercial radio station in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Mercury dime, a coin preceding the current dime in the United States
Mercury Music Prize, a British award
Mercury Records, a commercial record label
Mercury Theatre, a theatre company founded in New York by Orson Welles and John Houseman
Mercury, the Winged Messenger, a movement in Gustav Holst's The Planets suite
Mercury Cider, an alcoholic beverage produced by Cascade Brewery
The Mercury (Hobart), a newspaper published in Hobart, Australia
The Mercury (Pennsylvania), a newspaper published in Pennsylvania, United States
The Mercury (Seattle), a gothic music club in Seattle
Mercury (album), a 2005 music album by Long-View
Mercury (song) by the band Counting Crows, from the 1996 album Recovering the Satellites
Sunday Mercury, a Sunday newspaper published in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Mike Mercury, chief test pilot of the Supercar team
Adam Birch, a professional wrestler with the stage name Joey Mercury
Ami Mizuno, codenamed Sailor Mercury in the Sailor Moon franchise
Mercury Rising, a 1998 movie starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin
Archer Maclean's Mercury, a video game for the PlayStation Portable

Technology

Mercury (automobile), a marque of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company
Mercury (MTS), a mail server
Mercury (computer), developed in the early 1950s by Ferranti and the University of Manchester computing department
Mercury programming language, a functional/logical programming language based on Prolog
Mercury (SMS), a program that sends Short Message Service messages
Mercury (cipher machine), a British cipher machine used from the 1950s.
Mercury arc valve, a rectifier device intended for high electrical voltages/currents
Mercury Autocode, a high-level language run by the above computer
Mercury memory, kind of delay line memory, in use in the 1950s
Mercury Messenger, a cross-platform Instant Messaging programme
Mercury OS, a real-time operating system for embedded systems
Bristol Mercury, a 9-cylinder aircraft engine

Places

Mercury, Nevada
Mercury, Savoie, a commune in the Savoie département of France

Business

Mercury Communications, a now-defunct British telco
Mercury Computer Systems, an embedded digital signal and image processing solutions provider
Mercury Drug, a Philippine drug store chain
Mercury Energy, an energy company in New Zealand
Mercury Interactive, a software and consulting company
Mercury Marine, a manufacturer of outboard motors for boats
Mercury Records, an American record company

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