Wiktionarypar Mercurymercury TOCRight Mercury commonly refers to Mercury element , the metal and chemical element Mercury planet , the planet nearest to the Sun in the Solar System 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
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
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 ... 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 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 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
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 External links http www.sylvane.com nilfisk vt mercury.html An example of a mercury vacuum References Reflist Industry stub Category Laboratory equipment Category Mercury element ... 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 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. The Mercury 4 , an American surf rock band. Mercury4 , an Australian boy band. disambig ... 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
Mercury sulfate may refer to Mercurous sulfate mercury I sulfate , Hg sub 2 sub SO sub 4 sub Mercuric sulfate mercury II sulfate , HgSO sub 4 sub disambig ... 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 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 ... more details
Mercury , in comics , may refer to Mercury Marvel Comics , a.k.a. Cessily Kincaid, a Marvel Comics character who can turn herself into a mercurial substance Mercury Amalgam Comics , a combination of the characters Impulse and Quicksilver made for Amalgam Comics Hermes Marvel Comics , an Olympian god known to the Romans as Mercury in Marvel Comics. Makkari comics , an Eternal who once used the name Mercury when operating as a crime fighter. Mercury, a member of the Metal Men , DC comics characters made of elements from the periodic table. Mercury, a member of Cerebro s X Men . See also Mercury disambiguation Hermes comics , as Hermes is the Roman name for the same or a similar god SIA comics ... 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
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 6.33777777778 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 nl Mercury Savoie pl Mercury Sabaudia uk vi Mercury, Savoie vo Mercury Savoie war Mercury, Savoie ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2006 The Mercury Brougham was the Ford Motor Company s flagship Mercury automobile Mercury model during its two year run from 1967 1968. As it was basically a trim line of the Mercury Park Lane Park Lane , it is sometimes called a Park Lane Brougham. Powerful and luxurious, it was offered as a four door sedan car sedan , a four door hardtop and, quite rarely, as a two door hardtop 1968 only . Viewers of the 1968 1980 CBS crime drama Hawaii Five O may recall Jack Lord s character frequently squealing tires throughout Honolulu in a black 1968 Mercury Park Lane Brougham four door hardtop. The Brougham nameplate was later applied to the Mercury line to the Marquis until the early 1980s when the Marquis became the Grand Marquis in the Mercury lineup. Mercury Vehicles Mercury historic timeline Category Mercury vehicles Brougham ... more details
Infobox Automobile image Deleted image removed Image 1966 Mercury Commuter Two Tone.jpg 250px 1966 Mercury Commuter boxcolor darkgreen name 1966 Mercury Commuter manufacturer Mercury automobile Mercury parent company Ford Motor Company production 1957 1968 layout FR layout class Full size body style 4 door station wagon similar Mercury Colony Park The Mercury Commuter was Mercury automobile Mercury s lowest priced full size station wagon from 1957 to 1968. When introduced for the 1957 model year it was priced below Mercury s other two new full size wagons, the Mercury Voyager Voyager and the Mercury Colony Park Colony Park . It was initially available as a two door wagon and as a four door wagon with the former discontinued after the 1959 model year. The Commuter was temporarily absent in 1963, in concession to the new Mercury Meteor Meteor station wagons, but was reinstated for 1964, when the Meteor was dropped. The Commuter was phased out for good, like the full size MercuryMercury Montclair Montclair and Mercury Park Lane Park Lane , after the 1968 model year. On a collectible scale model note, a 1968 Commuter wagon was rendered in the form of a Matchbox scale die cast car, however, along with a companion Matchbox 1968 Mercury Park Lane Park Lane sedan. Image 1957 Mercury Commuter.jpg thumb left 1957 Mercury Commuter 2 door hardtop station wagon References Standard Catalogue of American Cars, 1946 1975 Revised 4th Edition Mercury Vehicles Category 1950s automobiles Category 1960s automobiles Category Mercury vehicles Commuter Category Station wagons Classicpow auto stub fa it Mercury Commuter ... 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 Jupiter IRBM Jupiter missile with a Mercury capsule and was proposed as a suborbital launch vehicle for Project Mercury in October, 1958 however, it was never flown, and was canceled in July 1959 due to budget constraints. ref name astro http astronautix.com flights merr2mj2.htm Astronautix.com Mercury Jupiter MJ 2 ref It would have been capable of launching the Mercury program Mercury spacecraft to a 300 mile 500 km apogee at 10,000 mph 14,000 km h and 1,500 miles 2,500 km downrange. However, when this trajectory was used on earlier Jupiter IRBM Biological flights biological test flights , the animals received 40 g during reentry, Citation needed date December 2010 so perhaps the Jupiter would not have been used to its full capability on manned flights. The MJ 2 flight was planned as a maximum dynamic pressure test to qualify the Mercury capsule s production using a chimpanzee aboard. ref name astro See also List of space launch system designs References reflist Project Mercury Category Mercury program Category Cancelled space launch vehicles rocket stub cs Mercury Jupiter it Mercury Jupiter pt Mercury Jupiter ... 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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