Mercury

Mercury commonly refers to:

Mercury (planet), the nearest planet to the Sun in the solar system
Mercury (element), the chemical element (also called quicksilver)
Mercury (mythology), a Roman god

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

Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury, the fourth novel in the Lucky Starr series
Marooned on Mercury, a Dan Dare comic story from 1952
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
Mission to Mercury, a science fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in 1965
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitos from Mercury, a children's book

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
Daniela Mercury (album), 1991 album by Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury
Daniela Mercury discography, discography of Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury
Deadly Sting: The Mercury Years, compilation album by the German band Scorpions
Freddie Mercury discography, discography of British singer Freddie Mercury
Mercury (album), an album by Long-View
Mercury (American Music Club album)
Mercury (Madder Mortem album)
"Mercury" (Counting Crows song), a song by Counting Crows from Recovering the Satellites
Mercury Falling, the fifth studio album released by Sting
Mercury4 (album), the 2004 debut album by Melbourne, Australia band Mercury4
My Mercury Mouth EP, an album from The Chemical Brothers released in 1994
Project Mercury (album), a split album from two American bands
See You on the Other Side (Mercury Rev album), the third album by[Mercury Rev, released in 1995
The Essential Mercury Rev: Stillness Breathes 1991-2006, a double disc compilation album by Mercury Rev
The Freddie Mercury Album, a posthumous solo project with material from deceased vocalist Freddie Mercury
Thin Mercury Sound, a 2004 album released by Caviar

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 (Israel magazine), a Hebrew language science fiction magazine in Israel
Mercury (magazine), an astronomy magazine
Mercury (Newport), a newspaper in Rhode Island
Mercury (Pennsylvania), a newspaper in Pennsylvania, United States
Mercury 96.6, a radio station in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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), 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

Sports

2008 Phoenix Mercury season, 12th WNBA season for the Phoenix Mercury

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 Meltdown Revolution, a computer puzzle video game]
Mercury Meltdown, a PlayStation Portable video game
Mercury Pookkal, a Tamil language film
Mercury Rising, a United States 1998 action thriller feature film
Red Mercury (film), a 2005 United Kingdom film
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury, a video game
The Boy from Mercury, a 1996 Irish 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
The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, a 1992 open-air concert held in London, England

People

This page lists people with the surname Mercury.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.

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 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

Astronomy

Atmosphere of Mercury, atmosphere of the planet Mercury
Boethius (crater on Mercury), a geological formation on the planet Mercury
Geology of Mercury, rocks, soil, and other solid matter of the planet Mercury
Kuiper (crater on Mercury), a geological formation on the planet Mercury
List of albedo features on Mercury, a list large areas on the surface of the planet Mercury
List of craters on Mercury, a list of landform openings in the planet Mercury
List of geological features on Mercury, a list of mountains, valleys, and other landforms of the planet Mercury
List of Mercury-crossing asteroids, a list of asteroids whose orbit crosses that of the planet Mercury
List of quadrangles on Mercury, list of geographical quadrangles of the surface of the planet Mercury
Mercury's moon, a moon orbiting the planet Mercury
Schubert (crater on Mercury), a geological formation on the planet Mercury
Sullivan (crater on Mercury), a geological formation on the planet Mercury
Transit of Mercury from Jupiter, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from the planet Jupiter
Transit of Mercury from Mars, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from the planet Mars
Transit of Mercury from Saturn, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from the planet Saturn
Transit of Mercury from Uranus, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from the planet Uranus
Transit of Mercury from Venus, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from the planet Venus
Transit of Mercury, movement of the planet Mercury across the Sun as seen from Earth

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 (computer), developed in the early 1950s by Ferranti and the University of Manchester computing department
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:

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 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 or HMS Mercure, the name of several ships of the Royal Navy
MV Celebrity Mercury, a cruise ship built in 1997
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 Airlines