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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury Brings Psyche Up to Olympus
An image of "Mercury Brings Psyche up to Olympus", created by Raffaello Sanzio from 1517-18 (Fresco).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury
An image of "Mercury", created by Benvenuto Cellini from 1545-53 (Bronze, height 96 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury
An image of "Mercury", created by Giambologna from 1563-64 (Bronze, height 56 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis
An image of "Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis", created by Adam Elsheimer from 1609-10 (Oil on copperplate, 16,5 x 22,5 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury
An image of "Mercury", created by Francois Duquesnoy during the 1630's (Bronze, light brown lacquer patina, height 63 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis
An image of "Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis", created by Johann Karl Loth before 1659 (Oil on canvas, 178 x 252 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Planet Mercury
An image of "Planet Mercury", created by Master of the Housebook, c. 1475 (Pen drawing, 235 x 143 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury and Herse
An image of "Mercury and Herse", created by Jacob Symonsz Pynas, c. 1618 (Oil on copper, 21 x 27,8 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: The Attributes of the Arts With a Bust of Mercury
An image of "The Attributes of the Arts with a Bust of Mercury", created by Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, c. 1728 (Oil on canvas).
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Philemon and Baucis Giving Hospitality to Jupiter and Mercury
An image of "Philemon and Baucis Giving Hospitality to Jupiter and Mercury", created by David the Younger Ryckaertz (Oil on panel, 54 x 80 cm).
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San Jose Mercury News: Vietnam, 30 Years Beyond the War
Launch any of three photo slideshows relating to the Vietnam War and its aftermath. The work of an American photojournalist who has visited Vietnam numerous times since 1989, the slideshows (one is captioned; one is vocalized) provide...
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Hermes: Herald of the Immortals
The Olympians depended on Hermes (Roman name "Mercury") to bring them all sorts of news. Learn about his role at this site, which includes a listing of all the times Hermes is mentioned in the Iliad and the Odyssey.
NASA
Nasa: Buildup for the Space Offensive
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the events immediately preceding the first American in orbit mission of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
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Nasa: An American in Orbit
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the first manned American orbital flight of a Mercury spacecraft.
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Mercury
Single image mosaic from NSSCD Mariner 10 collection. Shows detail of an impact basin with typical ray structures. Thumbnail image links to large graphic file with more detail.
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Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
NASA
Nasa: Human Spaceflight Gallery Archive
Search this NASA gallery database for multimedia resources (images, video, audio) from these NASA space programs: the shuttle missions, the International Space Station, and the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab space missions.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Heavy Metals and Aquatic Environments
You might know that lead can be toxic, and that you can get lead poisoning from eating or inhaling old paint dust. Lead is called a heavy metal, and there are other sources of heavy metals that can be toxic, too. Silver, copper, mercury,...
NASA
Nasa: Space Shuttle Mission Archives: Sts 95
A summary of the mission in which John Glenn returned to space 36 years after his 3-orbit Mercury program mission in 1962. A description of the mission is provided. Information on the other six members of the crew is included.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Oral Storytelling and Dramatization
Students begin this lesson by discussing what makes a good, vivid story and creating a working checklist of the criteria for a good story. They explore background information about the Mercury Theatre production of the "War of the...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Our Solar System
This interactive tutorial will take students on a tour of our solar system. Students begin near the Sun with the really hot planets of Mercury and Venus. They will learn about Mars, probably the first planet that humans will visit. Next...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Spacecraft Design: Beat the Heat
To understand the challenges of satellite construction, student teams design and create model spacecraft to protect vital components from the harsh conditions found on Mercury and Venus. They use slices of butter in plastic eggs to...
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Biography:john Glenn
Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.
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