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Mercury may mean:

Science

• Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system.
• Mercury (element), the chemical element Hg also called quicksilver: Hg stands for Hydragyrum, watery silver.
• 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.
• Inches of mercury and associated Torr (millimetre of mercury), measures of atmospheric pressure.

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 (TV show)
• 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.

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.

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

Business

• Mercury Energy is an energy company in New Zealand.

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