Mercury
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Mercury may mean:
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Science
- Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system.
- Mercury (element), the chemical element also called quicksilver.
- Mercury (plant), members of the genus Mercurialis.
- Mercury (magazine), a popular astronomy magazine published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific [1]
- Mercury (computer), developed in the early 1950s by Ferranti and University of Manchester computing department.
- Project Mercury, an early American program for launching humans into space.
- Good King Henry, a species of goosefoot also called mercury or English mercury.
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Culture
- Mercury (mythology), messenger god from Roman mythology.
- Mercury (album), the debut album of UK indie band Long-View.
- Mercury (comics), aka Cessily Kincaid, a character who can turn herself into a mercurial substance.
- Mercury Music Prize, a British award.
- Freddie Mercury, the singer from the rock group Queen.
- Mercury Drug, the Philippine drug store chain.
- Mercury Records, a commercial record label.
- The Mercury, the newspaper published in Hobart, Australia.
- Mercury dime, a coin preceding the current dime in the United States.
- Mercury, the Winged Messenger is a movement in Gustav Holst's The Planets suite.
- Sailor Mercury, the codename of Ami Mizuno in the Sailor Moon franchise.
- Joey Mercury, the stage name of professional wrestler Adam Birch.
- Mercury Cider is an alcoholic beverage produced by Cascade Brewery.
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Technology
- Mercury (automobile), a marque of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company.
- Mercury Computer Systems, an embedded digital signal and image processing solutions provider.
- Mercury Interactive, a software and consulting company.
- Mercury (computer), a computer developed between Ferranti and the University of Manchester.
- Mercury Autocode, a high-level language run by the above computer.
- Mercury arc valve, a rectifier device intended for high electrical voltages/currents.
- Mercury OS, an operating system almost totally written in binary.
- Mercury Messenger, a cross-platform Instant Messaging programme.
- Bristol Mercury, a 9-cylinder aircraft engine.
- Mercury programming language, a functional/logical programming language based on Prolog.
- Mercury - SMS Sending Program, a program that sends Short Message Service messages.
- Mercury Communications, a now-defunct British telco.
- Mercury outboard motors, a manufacturer of outboard motors for boats.
- Mercury memory, kind of delay line memory, in use in the 1950s.
- Archer Maclean's Mercury, a video game for the PlayStation Portable.
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Places
- Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system.
- Mercury, Savoie, a commune in the Savoie département of France.
- Mercury, Nevada
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Business
- Mercury Energy is an energy company in New Zealand.
