The Mercury may refer to The Mercury Hobart The Mercury Hobart , a newspaper in Hobart, Australia The Mercury South Africa The Mercury South Africa , a newspaper in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa The Mercury Pennsylvania The Mercury Pennsylvania , a newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States The Portland Mercury , an alternative newspaper in Portland, Oregon The American Mercury , a magazine founded in 1924 by H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan The Mercure de France , a French gazette and literary magazine first published in 1672 The Mercury, a local newspaper formerly published on a Saturday by the Scarborough Evening News The Filey & Hunmanby Mercury, a local newspaper The Malton, North Yorkshire Malton & Pickering, North Yorkshire Pickering Mercury, a local newspaper, formerly known as the Ryedale Mercury disambig fi The Mercury ... more details
Wiktionary Mercurymercury TOCRight Mercury commonly refers to Mercury planet , the planet nearest to the Sun in the Solar System Mercury element , the metal and chemical element Mercury mythology , a Roman god Mercury may also refer to Geography Mercury Bay , a bay on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand Mercury Islands , a small group of islands off the northeast coast of New Zealand Mercury Boulevard , in the cities of Hampton and Newport News, Virginia, United States Populated places Mercury, Alabama , United States Mercury, Nevada , United States Mercury, Texas , United States Mercury, Savoie , France Transportation Mercury automobile , a brand of automobiles produced by the Ford Motor Company Mercury cyclecar , a cyclecar made in 1914 Mercury train , a set of streamliner passenger trains run by the New York Central Railroad during 1936 1958 Bristol Mercury , a former nine cylinder airplane engine Blackburn Mercury , British airplane made in 1911 E 6 Mercury , a United States military aircraft Miles Mercury , a British aircraft designed during the Second World War MV Celebrity Mercury MV Celebrity Mercury , a cruise ship built in 1997 Project Mercury , the first human spaceflight program of the United States HMS Mercury HMS Mercury , the name of several ships of the Royal Navy USS Mercury USS Mercury , the name of several ships of the United States Navy Mercury brig , a Russian warship Mercury Marine , a manufacturer of marine internal combustion engines Mercury, callsign for Shuttle America , a regional airline in the U.S. Music Mercury Longview album Mercury Longview album Mercury American Music Club album Mercury American Music Club album Mercury Madder Mortem album Mercury Madder Mortem album Mercury song Mercury song , a song by Bloc Party Mercury Records , a record label Mercury Prize , an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom Mercury , a song by Kathleen Edwards from Failer Mercury , a song by Counting Crows ... more details
Mercury Fountain may be Mercury Fountain , a 1937 sculpture by Alexander Calder . Mercury Fountain, a fountain in the centre of Tom Quad , Christ Church, Oxford . See also Mercury fountain , a fountain constructed for use with mercury element mercury rather than water . disambig ... more details
Mercury 2 could refer to Mercury Redstone 2 , A sub orbital spaceflight, carrying Ham A Chimpanzee . Mercury Atlas 2 , an unmanned test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft. disambig ... more details
Mercury 7 may refer to The Mercury Seven , first class of US astronauts, seven, selected for Project Mercury, Astronaut Group 1 Mercury Atlas 7 mission from Project Mercury Aurora 7 Mercury capsule used by Scott Carpenter on Mercury Atlas 7 disambiguation ... more details
Mercury 1 could refer to Mercury Redstone 1 , a sub orbital test of the Redstone rocket and Mercury spacecraft, which failed about a second after launch Mercury Redstone 1A , a sub orbital test of the Redstone rocket and Mercury spacecraft Mercury Atlas 1 , a test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft disambig ... more details
Mercury fluoride can refer to Mercury I fluoride dimercury difluoride, mercury monofluoride , Hg sub 2 sub F sub 2 sub Mercury II fluoride mercury difluoride , HgF sub 2 sub Mercury IV fluoride mercury tetrafluoride , HgF sub 4 sub disambig sr iva fluorid ... more details
Mercury project may refer to The first NASA manned space project, Project Mercury A spy satellite, Mercury satellite An album, Project Mercury album A band, The Mercury Program A video game system, Sega Game Gear disambig ... more details
for the vacuum pressure measurement Inch of mercury A mercury vacuum is a vacuum cleaner specifically designed to collect mercury element mercury , for instance to clean up spills of the element. ref http www.labsafety.com search mercury vacuum 24549648 ?isredirect true Example vacuum for liquid mercury spills and granular mercury compounds while eliminating mercury vapors. ref See also Mercury poisoning , a disease caused by exposure to the element mercury or its toxic compounds Mercury Policy Project , an organization that works to promote policies to control the distribution of the element mercuryMercury containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act , a 1996 United States law to phase out the use of mercury in batteries Poison control References Reflist Industry stub Category Laboratory equipment Category Mercury element ... more details
Mercury 3 could refer to Mercury Redstone 3 , The first American manned sub orbital spaceflight, made by astronaut Alan Shepard. Mercury Atlas 3 , an unmanned test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft. disambig ... more details
Mercury 4 could refer to Mercury Redstone 4 , a manned sub orbital spaceflight made by astronaut Gus Grissom. Mercury Atlas 4 , an unmanned orbital test flight of the Atlas rocket and Mercury spacecraft. Mercury4 , an Australian boy band. disambig ... more details
Mercury iodide may refer to Mercury I iodide , Hg sub 2 sub I sub 2 sub Mercury II iodide , HgI sub 2 sub disambig simple Mercury iodide ... more details
Mercury sulfate may refer to Mercury I sulfate mercurous sulfate , Hg sub 2 sub SO sub 4 sub Mercury II sulfate mercuric sulfate , HgSO sub 4 sub disambig simple Mercury sulfate ... more details
Mercury City can refer to Mercury City band , Canadian rock band Mercury City Tower , skyscraper currently under construction in Moscow, Russia Mercury City Meltdown, course in SSX series Disambig ... more details
Mercury House may refer to Mercury House publishers , a book publishing company based in San Francisco Mercury House London building , a building in London, headquarters of Cable and Wireless. Mercury House Hong Kong building , a demolished building on Connaught Road Central, Central, Hong Kong Market Gate , a building in Bristol, formerly called Mercury House disambig ... more details
Infobox French commune name Mercury image ChefLieuMercury.jpg region Rh ne Alpes department Savoie d partement Savoie arrondissement Albertville canton Albertville Nord INSEE 73154 postal code 73200 mayor Robert Fillion term 2008&ndash 2014 intercommunality R gion d Albertville longitude 6.3378 latitude 45.675 elevation min m 359 elevation max m 1800 area km2 22.33 population 2736 population date 2006 urban pop 43225 website http www.mairie mercury.com www.mairie mercury.com Mercury is a Communes of France commune in the Savoie Departments of France d partement in the Rh ne Alpes Regions of France region in south eastern France . The inhabitants are called Chevronnais . Sites and monuments Ch teau de Chevron , a 14th century castle remodelled in the 17th century. See also Communes of the Savoie department References http www.insee.fr en home home page.asp INSEE Reflist External links http www.mairie mercury.com Official site Savoie communes Category Communes of Savoie Savoie geo stub ca Mercury Savoia ceb Mercury, Savoie es Mercury Saboya eu Mercury Savoia fr Mercury Savoie it Mercury Francia la Mercury Sabaudia lmo Mercury FR 73 ms Mercury, Savoie nl Mercury Savoie oc Mercury pl Mercury Sabaudia uk vi Mercury, Savoie vo Mercury Savoie war Mercury, Savoie ... more details
Mercury is a science magazine that features articles and columns about astronomy for a general audience. It is the bi monthly magazine of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and was first published in 1972. Current and past Mercury columnists include Christopher Conselice , Eric Schulman , and Christopher Wanjek . External links http www.astrosociety.org pubs mercury mercury.html Mercury Magazine homepage Category Science and technology magazines Category American magazines Category Bi monthly magazines sci mag stub es Mercury revista pl Mercury czasopismo ... more details
File Jupiter atlas redstone rockets comparison.jpg thumb right Mercury Jupiter center compared with Redstone left and Atlas right . Mercury Jupiter was a proposal, and not launched Mercury Jupiter was a proposed suborbital launch configuration consisting of a Jupiter IRBM Jupiter missile carrying a Mercury capsule. Two flights were planned in support of Project Mercury . On July 1, 1959, less than a year after the October, 1958 program start date, the flights were canceled due to budget constraints. ref http history.nasa.gov SP 4001 p2a.htm NASA SP 4001 ref The MJ 1 flight would have been a heat shield test. The MJ 2 flight was planned as a maximum dynamic pressure qualification test of the production Mercury spacecraft with a chimpanzee on board. ref http astronautix.com flights merr2mj2.htm Astronautix.com Mercury Jupiter MJ 2 ref See also List of space launch system designs References Include NASA reflist Project Mercury Category Mercury program Category Cancelled space launch vehicles rocket stub cs Mercury Jupiter it Mercury Jupiter pt Mercury Jupiter ... more details
Mercury oxide can refer to Mercury I oxide mercurous oxide , Hg sub 2 sub O Mercury II oxide mercuric oxide , HgO disambig hu Higany oxid egy rtelm s t lap sr ... more details
The Somerset Mercury is a regional edition of The Weston & Somerset Mercury . The edition covers the Cheddar and Axbridge area of Somerset , England . External links http www.thewestonmercury.co.uk Official website DEFAULTSORT Somerset Mercury Category Newspapers published in Somerset England newspaper stub ... more details
Mercury chloride can refer to Mercury II chloride or mercuric chloride HgCl sub 2 sub Mercury I chloride or mercurous chloride Hg sub 2 sub Cl sub 2 sub disambig hu Higany klorid egy rtelm s t lap ru simple Mercury chloride sr ... more details
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury , or HMS Mercure , after the God Mercury mythology Mercury , of Roman mythology HMS Mercury 1592 HMS Mercury was a 6 gun galley launched in 1592 and sold in 1611. HMS Mercury 1620 HMS Mercury was a ship launched in 1620. Her fate is unknown. HMS Mercury 1622 HMS Mercury was a ship purchased in 1622. Her fate is unknown. HMS Mercury 1694 HMS Mercury was a 6 gun advice boat launched in 1694 and captured by a French privateer in 1697. HMS Mercury 1739 HMS Mercury was an 8 gun fireship purchased in 1739 and foundered in 1744. HMS Mercury 1744 HMS Mercury was a 16 gun brigantine launched in 1744 and captured in 1745. HMS Mercury 1745 HMS Mercury was a 24 gun sixth rate launched in 1745 and broken up in 1753. HMS Mercury 1756 HMS Mercury was a 20 gun sixth rate launched in 1756 and wrecked in 1777. HMS Mercury 1779 HMS Mercury was a 28 gun sixth rate launched in 1779 and broken up in 1814. HMS Mercure 1798 HMS Mercure was an 18 gun sloop . She was formerly a French privateer that HMS Phaeton 1782 2 and HMS Anson 1781 2 captured in 1798. She was renamed HMS Trompeuse in 1799 and foundered in 1800. HMS Mercury 1806 HMS Mercury was a 14 gun brig launched in 1806 and converted to a coal hulk by 1865. HMS Mercury 1807 HMS Mercury was a tender launched in 1807 and broken up in 1835. HMS Mercury 1826 HMS Mercury was a 46 gun fifth rate launched in 1826, used as a coal hulk from 1861 and sold in 1906. HMS Mercury 1837 HMS Mercury ... in 1904. HMS Mercury 1878 HMS Mercury was an Iris class cruiser Iris class cruiser and despatch ... named HMS Columbine in 1912, but this did not happen. HMS Mercury 1934 6 was a paddle steamer requisition during WWII for use as an auxiliary minesweeper which struck a mine and sank in 1940. HMS Mercury shore establishment HMS Mercury was a Royal Naval Communications Signal School located at the site ... between 1941 and 1993. References colledge Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Mercury, Hms Category Royal ... more details
Mercury silvering or fire gilding is a silvering technique for applying a thin layer of precious metal such as silver or gold mercury gilding to a base metal object. The process was invented during the Middle Ages and is documented in Vannoccio Biringuccio Vannoccio Biringuccio s 1540 book De la pirotechnia . ref Citation title Mercury Silvering date year url http web.archive.org web 20050304114237 www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk science text treasure sr treasure merc t.html accessdate 2010 02 12 postscript . ref An amalgam of mercury element mercury and the precious metal is prepared and applied to the object which is then heated, sometimes in oil , vapor izing most of the mercury. The technique is dangerous since mercury is highly toxic. Mercury silvering can be detected through a variety of methods. See also Mercury glass , internally silvered decorative glass products named for their resemblance to mercury Liquid mirror telescopes , may use a layer of reflective mercury References Reflist Category Gilding Category Chemical processes Category Silversmithing Category Silver Category Mirrors industry stub Metalworking stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 class infobox Atlas MA 9 File Mercury Atlas 9 HR.jpg 220px MA 9 pre launch br Last manned Mercury Atlas Mercury Atlas was a subprogram of Project Mercury which comprised most of the flights and tests using the Atlas LV 3B launch vehicle. The Atlas was also used for one Mercury flight under the Big Joe Project Mercury Big Joe subprogram. Mission numbering The Mercury mission numbering system was a two letter designation which corresponded to the launch vehicle type, followed by a dash, then a 1 or 2 designating the flight test number. Thus the official designation for the first U.S. manned orbital spaceflight was Mercury Atlas 6 MA 6 . Atlas launch vehicle numbering The Atlas launch vehicles use for Project Mercury were numbered using a 2 or 3 digit number followed by a D indicating that the missiles were the D version of the Atlas. Spacecraft and launch vehicle pairings The missions flown in Mercury Atlas were Mercury Atlas 1 MA 1 using Atlas launch vehicle 50 D Mercury Atlas 2 MA 2 using Atlas launch vehicle 67 D Mercury Atlas 3 MA 3 using Atlas launch vehicle 100 D Mercury Atlas 4 MA 4 using Atlas launch vehicle 88 D Mercury Atlas 5 MA 5 using Atlas launch vehicle 93 D Mercury Atlas 6 MA 6 using Atlas launch vehicle 109 D Mercury Atlas 7 MA 7 using Atlas launch vehicle 107 D Mercury Atlas 8 MA 8 using Atlas launch vehicle 113 D Mercury Atlas 9 MA 9 using Atlas launch vehicle 130 D Project Mercury Category Mercury program ... more details
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