Mercury 19007 225525860 2008-07-14T03:55:19Z JanderVK 768339 {{Wiktionarypar|Mercury|mercury}} {{TOCRight}} '''Mercury''' commonly refers to: * [[Mercury (mythology)]], a Roman god * [[Mercury (planet)]], the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system * [[Mercury (element)]], the chemical element (also called ''quicksilver'') ---- '''Mercury''' may also refer to: == Architecture == * [[Mercury City Tower]], a Moscow, Russian skyscraper * [[Mercury Court]], a large office building in Liverpool, England == The Arts == ===Art=== * [[Brig "Mercury" Attacked by Two Turkish Ships]], an 1892 oil on canvas painting * [[Mercury fountain]], a 1930s sculpture designed by the American artist Alexander Calder * [[Mercury House (London building)]], an office building in London, England === Books === * [[Mercury (novel)|''Mercury'' (novel)]], a novel by Ben Bova * [[Mercury in fiction]], a list of the uses of the planet Mercury in science fiction stories * [[Mercury in the fiction of Leigh Brackett]], a list of the uses of the planet Mercury in stories by Leigh Brackett === Music === * "Mercury" (Kathleen Edwards song), the sixth track off Kathleen Edwards' debut album ''[[Failer]]'' * "Mercury, the Winged Messenger", a movement in Gustav Holst's ''[[The Planets]]'' suite * [[Mercury (Bloc Party song)]], 2008 track by British band, [[Bloc Party]] * [[Mercury (album)|''Mercury'' (album)]], an album by Long-View * [[Mercury (American Music Club album)|''Mercury'' (American Music Club album)]] * [[Mercury (Madder Mortem album)|''Mercury'' (Madder Mortem album)]] * [[Mercury (song)|"Mercury" (Counting Crows song)]], a song by Counting Crows from ''Recovering the Satellites'' * [[Mercury4 (album)]], the 2004 debut album by Melbourne, Australia band Mercury4 * [[Project Mercury (album)]], a split album from two American bands === Media === * [[102.7 Mercury FM]], a radio station in Surrey, United Kingdom * [[Anna Mercury]], a comic mini-series * [[Clevedon Mercury]], a weekly free newspaper in England * [[Guelph Mercury]], a Canadian newspaper * [[Hertfordshire's Mercury 96.6]], an independent local radio station in England * [[Illawarra Mercury]], a daily newspaper in Australia * [[Leicester Mercury]], a United Kingdom regional newspaper * [[London Mercury]], a list of periodicals named London Mercury published in London * [[Maitland Mercury]], Australia's oldest regional newspaper * [[Matlock Mercury]], a United Kingdom newspaper * [[Medford Daily Mercury]], an independent five-day newspaper in Massachusetts, United States * [[Mercury (magazine)|''Mercury'' (magazine)]], an astronomy magazine * [[Mercury (Newport)|''Mercury'' (Newport)]], a newspaper in Rhode Island * [[Mercury (Pennsylvania)|''Mercury'' (Pennsylvania)]], a newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States * [[Mercury 96.6]], a radio station in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom * [[Mercury News|''Mercury News'']], a newspaper in San Jose, CA * [[Quebec Mercury]], a defunct 19th Century weekly newspaper published in Quebec City, Canada * [[San Jose Mercury News]], a daily newspaper in California, United States * [[Sherborne Mercury]], a defunct newspaper from Dorset United Kingdom * [[St. Arnaud Mercury]], a newspaper in Victoria, Australia * [[Staffordshire Mercury]], a newspaper that was published in Staffordshire, England * ''[[Sunday Mercury]]'', a newspaper in Birmingham, United Kingdom * [[The American Mercury]], a defunct American literary magazine * [[The Mercury (Hobart)|''The Mercury'' (Hobart)]], a newspaper in Hobart, Australia * [[The Mercury (South Africa)]], a English language newspaper published in Durban, South Africa * [[The Portland Mercury]], an alternative weekly newspaper published in Oregon, United States * [[The Somerset Mercury]], a regional newspaper in Somerset, England * [[The Weston & Somerset Mercury]], a weekly paid for newspaper in Somerset, England ===Theater=== * [[Mercury Fur]], a 2005 London, England premiered adult stage play by Philip Ridley * [[Mercury Theatre]], a theatre company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman * [[Mercury Vindicated from the Alchemists]], a 17th century English renaissance play ===Video=== * ''[[Archer Maclean's Mercury]]'', a video game for the PlayStation Portable * [[Mercury Man (film)]], a 2006 superhero martial arts action film from Thailand * [[Mercury Rising]], a United States 1998 action thriller feature film * [[Red Mercury (film)]], a 2005 United Kingdom film == Food & drink == * Mercury Cider, an alcoholic beverage produced by [[Cascade Brewery]] == History == * [[Operation Mercury]], codename for the German invasion of Crete during World War II == People== {{surname|Mercury}} * [[Adam Birch]], a professional wrestler with the stage name Joey Mercury * [[Daniela Mercury]], Brazilian singer * [[Freddie Mercury]], singer of the rock group Queen * [[Mercury Hayes]], a former professional American football wide receiver born in 1973 * [[Mercury Morris]], a former American football running back born in 1947 ===Groups=== * [[Edmonton Mercurys]], a 1940s and 50s intermediate ice hockey team from Canada * [[Greetings From Mercury]], a Belgian jazz fusion band * [[List of Mercury Records artists]], a list of acts that have recorded for recording company Mercury Records * [[Mercury 13]], a name for the 13 American women who underwent screening tests in the 1950s for Project Mercury * [[Mercury Rev]], an American rock music band formed in the late 1980s * [[Mercury Seven]], a group of seven Project Mercury NASA astronauts formed in 1959 * [[Mercury Tide]], a German power metal band * [[Mercury Tilt Switch]], a rock band from Dundee, Scotland * [[Mercury4]], a Melbourne, Australia band * [[Our Mercury]], a Canadian indie rock band * [[Owen Sound Mercurys]], a defunct Canadian ice hockey team * [[Phoenix Mercury]], a Women's National Basketball Association team from Arizona, United States * [[The Mercury Program]], a United States musical group from Florida, United States * [[Toledo Mercurys]], a defunct International Hockey League franchise from Ohio, United States ===Fictional=== * [[Max Mercury]], a DC Comics fictional superhero * [[Mercury (Amalgam Comics)]], an Amalgam Comics character * [[Mercury (comics)]], a list comic fictional characters named Mercury * [[Mercury (Marvel Comics)]], a Marvel Comics character * [[Mercury Man]], a fictional superhero from Charlton Comics * [[Mercurymon]], a fictional character from the Digimon media franchise * [[Mike Mercury]], the chief test pilot of the Supercar team * ''[[Sailor Mercury]]'' or ''Ami Mizuno'', one of the ''Sailor Senshi'' from the anime/manga, ''Sailor Moon'' * Mercury Ranger, one of the [[Other Rangers and Ranger-like allies|other Power Rangers]] * Mercury, a member of the [[Metal Men]], a DC comics team == Places == * [[Mercury Bay]], a large V-shaped bay in New Zealand * [[Mercury Boulevard]], a road in Virginia, United States * [[Mercury Islands]], an island off the northeast coast of New Zealand * [[Mercury, Nevada]], United States * [[Mercury, Savoie]], a village in France == Science == * [[Inch of mercury]], a measuring unit for pressure utilizing the element mercury === Botany === * [[Dog's Mercury]], a spring flower found in Europe * [[Mercury (plant)]], members of the plant genus ''Mercurialis'' === Chemistry === Specific compounds of Mercury are listed in [[:Category:Mercury compounds]]. * [[Isotopes of mercury]], different forms of the element mercury * [[Mercury beating heart]], an electro chemical reaction of the element mercury to iron and an electrolyte * [[Mercury poisoning]], a disease caused by exposure to the element mercury or its toxic compounds * [[Mercury(II) reductase]], or ''mercuric reductase'', an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of mercury * [[Red mercury]], a substance of debatable existence purportedly used in weapons systems == Technology == === Computer hardware, software and systems === * [[Ferranti Mercury]], an early 1950s commercial computer * [[Mercury (programming language)]], a functional/logical programming language based on Prolog * [[Mercury Autocode]], a high-level language run by the Ferranti/Manchester computer * [[Mercury Mail Transport System]], email server * [[Mercury memory]], kind of delay line memory, in use in the 1950s * [[Mercury Messenger]] (formerly called dMSN) is an MSN based Instant Messaging client developed under Java * [[Mercury OS]], a real-time operating system for embedded systems * [[MercuryBoard]], a bulletin board software system === Devices === * [[Mercury (cipher machine)]], a British cipher machine used from the 1950s * [[Mercury vacuum]], a vacuum cleaner specifically designed to collect spills and vapors of the element mercury * [[Mercury vapour turbine]], a rotary engine to produce electricity from mercury vapor * [[Mercury-in-glass thermometer]], a thermometer having the element of mercury in a glass tube === Electrical === * [[Mercury arc valve]], a rectifier device intended for high electrical voltages/currents * [[Mercury battery]], an electrochemical battery * [[Mercury coulometer]], an electro analytical chemistry device that determines the amount of matter transformed during a mercury reaction * [[Mercury probe]], an electrical probing device to sample for electrical characterization * [[Mercury switch]], a electrical circuit, on-off switch using the element mercury * [[Mercury swivel commutator]], a electrical circuit, current-reversing switch using the element mercury * [[Mercury-vapor lamp]], a gas discharge lamp that uses the element mercury in an excited state to produce light === Optical === * [[Mercury glass]], a variety of reflective products having the element mercury sandwiched between two glass panes * [[Mercury laser]], a high-average-power laser system using the element mercury * [[Mercury mirror]], a parabolic shape telescope dish having a layer of reflective mercury * [[Mercury silvering]], a technique to apply a thin layer of a precious metal to a base metal object === Space === * [[Colonization of Mercury]], efforts to colonize the planet Mercury * [[Exploration of Mercury]], efforts to explore the planet Mercury * [[Mercury (satellite)]], the name of a series of three United States satellites launched in the 1990s * [[Project Mercury]], an early American program for launching humans into space. Specific subprojects included: ** [[Mercury-Atlas]] ** [[Mercury-Jupiter]] ** [[Mercury-Redstone]] ** [[Mercury-Scout]] === Transportation === ====Air vehicles==== * [[Bristol Mercury]], a 9-cylinder aircraft engine * [[Blackburn Mercury]], British aircraft from 1911 * [[E-6 Mercury]], a United States military aircraft * [[Miles Mercury]], a British aircraft designed during the Second World War * [[Short Mayo Composite#Short S.20 Mercury specifications|Short S.20 Mercury]], a piggyback long-range seaplane/flying boat combination ====Land vehicles==== * [[Mercury (automobile)]], a marque of automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company * [[Mercury (cyclecar)]], a United States cyclecar from 1914 ====Water vehicles==== * [[HMS Mercury|HMS ''Mercury'']] or HMS ''Mercure'', the name of several ships of the Royal Navy * [[MV Celebrity Mercury]], a cruise ship built in 1997 * [[USS Mercury|USS ''Mercury'']], the name of several ships of the United States Navy == Society == * [[Got Mercury?]], a United States public awareness campaign about levels of the element mercury in seafood * [[HMS Mercury (shore establishment)]], a Royal Navy military school * [[Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year]], a United Kingdom comedian award * [[Mercury dime]], a coin preceding the current dime in the United States * [[Mercury Prize]], an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom * [[Mercury-containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act]], a 1996 United States law to phase out the use of mercury in batteries * [[Red Mercury]], an Austrian postage stamp for the mailing of newspapers * [[The Mercury Award]], an international airline award for in-flight catering === Business === * [[Conrail Mercury]], an intermodal service formerly operated by Conrail * [[Debmar-Mercury]], a Canadian television syndication company * [[Lincoln-Mercury]], an automobile division the Ford Motor Company * [[Mercury Brewing Company]], a Massachusetts, United States beverage production company * [[Mercury Communications]], a now-defunct British telecommunications company * [[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 Games]], a London-based computer and video games publisher * [[Mercury House (publishers)]], a trade book publishing company based in San Francisco, California, United States * [[Mercury Insurance Group]], an American automobile and property insurance company * [[Mercury Interactive]], a software and consulting company (subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard) * [[Mercury Lounge]], a music venue in New York City * [[Mercury Marine]], a manufacturer of marine engines and propulsion systems * [[Mercury Policy Project]], an organization that works to promote policies to control the distribution of the element mercury * [[Mercury Records Australia]], a record label launched in Australia in 2007 * [[Mercury Records]], a record label * [[MercurySteam]], a game software development company based in Madrid, Spain * [[Red Mercury LLC]], a video game company founded in 1999 in Chicago, Illinois * [[The Mercury Phoenix Trust]], a charity organization that fights AIDS worldwide * Mercury, the callsign for [[Shuttle America|Shuttle America Airlines]] == See also == * [[Mercurius (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury 1|Mercury 1 (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury 2|Mercury 2 (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury 3|Mercury 3 (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury 4|Mercury 4 (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury chloride|Mercury chloride (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury House|Mercury House (disambiguation)]] * [[Mercury program (disambiguation)]] * [[Red mercury (disambiguation)]] * [[The Mercury|The Mercury (disambiguation)]] {{disambig-cleanup}} [[br:Merc'her]] [[bg:Меркурий]] [[ca:Mercuri]] [[ceb:Mercury]] [[cs:Merkur]] [[da:Merkur]] [[de:Merkur]] [[es:Mercurio]] [[eu:Merkurio]] [[fr:Mercure]] [[gl:Mercurio]] [[ko:머큐리]] [[hr:Merkur]] [[is:Merkúríus]] [[it:Mercurio]] [[he:מרקורי]] [[ka:მერკური]] [[kw:Mergher]] [[ht:Mèki (menm non)]] [[ku:Tîr]] [[la:Mercurius]] [[lv:Merkurs]] [[lb:Merkur]] [[lt:Merkurijus]] [[mt:Merkurju]] [[nl:Mercurius]] [[nds-nl:Merkurius]] [[ja:マーキュリー]] [[nov:Merkurie]] [[oc:Mercuri]] [[nds:Merkur]] [[pl:Merkury (ujednoznacznienie)]] [[pt:Mercúrio]] [[ksh:Merrkuur (Watt ėßß datt?)]] [[ro:Mercur (dezambiguizare)]] [[ru:Меркурий (значения)]] [[scn:Mercuriu]] [[simple:Mercury]] [[sk:Merkúr (rozlišovacia stránka)]] [[sl:Merkur (razločitev)]] [[sr:Меркур]] [[fi:Mercury]] [[sv:Mercury]] [[tl:Mercury]] [[vi:Thủy Tinh]] [[tr:Mercury]] [[uk:Меркурій]] [[vec:Mercùrio]] [[zh-yue:Mercury]]