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Not to mention a planet, an element on the periodic table, and a badass Roman god (perhaps in exactly the reverse order, in terms of which came first).
by latortuga 18y ago
Not to mention a planet, an element on the periodic table, and a badass Roman god (perhaps in exactly the reverse order, in terms of which came first).
- gjm11 18y agoI'm pretty sure the order was: Roman god; name of planet; alchemists' name for the element, which has persisted to the present day. See http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mercury.html http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-mercury.html for some evidence.