When Was Mercury Discovered
Mercury is the planet that is closest to the sun. It is also the smallest. These two factors make it hard for experts to thoroughly probe Mercury. So far, only two spacecrafts have flown to Mercury to collect data: the Mariner 10 in 1974 and the MESSENGER spacecraft in 2008. Still, even with these two probes, there hasn’t been a complete mapping of Mercury. The MESSENGER will return in 2011 to map the planetβs entirety, only no one knows if the complete probe can indeed be done.
Even with the recent probe, there is no large amount of information on the planet. Therefore, is it safe to claim that there is also no ancient information about this elusive planet? The answer here is actually somewhat surprising. While like the other five planets closest to the sun (excluding Earth, of course), no one really knows the exact date when Mercury was discovered, there are ancient astronomers who have recorded data on ancient Mercury even before Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo Galilee.
Perhaps the best known and the earliest recorded observation of the planet can from the Babylonian tablet called the Mul Apin. According to estimates, these tablets were compiled during 1000 BC or the first millennium. The Babylonians called Mercury on the tablets as Nabu, the god of writing and writing for the Babylonians. Astrologers in ancient Greece and China also have recorded information and observations of the planet. Of course, it is a given fact that Copernicus and Galileo made the all information discoveries regarding the true nature of Mercury, as well as the other four planets.
thats the same thing that i was asking taya lol
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when was Mercury discovered?
ok………..
my planet does not tell when it was Discoverd
this has helped me alot on my oral science repot thyanks
Sorry, this is a planet, not an element.
this did not help me in my element project
This site was helpful with my school project in some ways, but I need to know the date that Mercury was discovered. Did the Greeks or the Romans discover it? When did they discover it?
when was it discovered?
this dosent answer my question!!!!!!!!!!
does not help
who named the planet
who named it
i found it quite useful
Nooooooo this dose not help!!!!!
truuu!!! yea speakin the truth!!!:) no help not alot but at least ya’ll tried!!!!:)
i actually like this, it helped me a little not all the way thou but still all these mean comments!!! if theres somethiing you dont like keep it to your self dont right negative things not every website has everything you need!!!!!
This is totallly lame!! Duh!
no help
this was use less did not have good information
I thought this was gonna help me find out when the planet was discovered not when the probes were launched >:[
why do they put stuff like this and its not going to help lol :*
this is not helping me at all lol π
this website doesn’t give the right info i need gezz this website is really bad
this website is no help i doesn’t give me what i need to know
thankz for the factz:
All these facts are wonderful but ya really got to put the real trut answere about them like when were the planets discovered got ya????
This is lame…. I have studied space and I don’t think this remotely covers the topic, It was before the Ancient Greeks in 800 bc and we have known of the planets , Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. My project is now not completed for lack of exact answers. Thanks, not.
This is not about when Mercury was discovered. This is nothing about it
This does not help me with me project
This website, while interesting, didi not actually tell me when Mercury was discovered! Please actually tell your readers when the planet was discovered, because your (misleading) title claims that this site includes information about the discovery of Mercury, which is what I came for.
-TURQUOISE BROWN, 8th GRADER
doesn’t tell me when it was discovered but gives me some facts for my project!! thanks anyway
this is all good stough for my project but just to let u all know this is a kids web site so stop posting all of this stupid and bad stough
this is the most retarted idiotic stupidest website in history of retarted idiotic stupidest websites.
none cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ycantyou just tell me when it was dicovered do better!
omg this is so not help in me either π
Sorry but this is not a good place to look
i think this website is boring
THIS IS NOT USEFUL
THS DOES NOT GIVE ME MY ——- ANSWER WHEN WAS MERCURY BISSCOVERED AND WHO DISCOVERED IT ;( my score is 0.5/100 boooo
THS DOES NOT GIVE ME MY ——- ANSWER WHEN WAS MERCURY BISSCOVERED AND WHO DISCOVERED IT ;(
This did not help at all this is planet facts not space probe facts. Anyone know any good websites?
I am too looking for great sources but all the sources I have come up with are are telling me that this planet was discovered in the Babylonians time and the greek names for it. Whether or not it was discovered before then…but it does somewhat help me for my project at school.
i hate this website it is teribble
i love this wbsite it gives you a whole lot of information about all the planets i need to serach more about all the planet mercury in science class in morton ranch juoinor high in katy texas in ms alfords class sience is COOOOOOOLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THis did nopt help with my planet project !!!
I’m sorry but this will not help me with my Mercury project.
This gives me awesome facts on planet mercury, but it doesn’t tell me when it was discovered! This is a great source for my project, but i won’t say it is the best i have seen so i will give you a score at maybe a 90! π
i really enjoyed these answers, they give me something to look forward to each day as i wake up and enjoy the environment and it’s enjoyableness. thank you so much you dont know what you have done for me. you have given me a purpose. oh my goodness.. thank you so much.
ps. i have a boyfriend now..because of this..he has a skittle on his tongue..BONUS!
Banana HEad.. your fav π <3 love you so much goodnight<3
this is a not good place to be looking for plants
no offence but this is boringgggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this has no use for my project!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This has no use to my planet project!