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Mercury (element), Mercury
Mercury most commonly refers to: * Mercury (planet), the closest planet to the Sun * Mercury (element), a chemical element * Mercury (mythology), a Roman deity Mercury or The Mercury may also refer to: Companies * Mercury (toy manufacturer), a brand of diecast toy cars manufactured in Italy * Mercury Communications, a British telecommunications firm set up in the 1980s * Mercury Corporation, an American aircraft manufacturer * Mercury Cyclecar Company, a defunct American car company * Mercury Drug, a Philippine pharmacy chain * Mercury Energy, an electricity generation and retail company in New Zealand * Mercury Filmworks, a Canadian independent animation studio * Mercury General, a multiple-line American insurance organization * Mercury Interactive, a software testing tools vendor * Mercury Marine, a manufacturer of marine engines, particularly outboard motors * Mercury Systems, a defense-related information technology company * Mercury Technologies, a financial technology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury (planet)
Mercury is the first planet from the Sun. It is a rocky planet with a trace atmosphere. While it is the List of Solar System objects by size, smallest and least massive planet of the Solar System, its surface gravity is slightly higher than that of Mars. The surface of Mercury is similar to Earth's Moon, heavily Impact crater, cratered, with expansive rupes system, generated from thrust faults, and bright ray systems, formed by ejecta. Its largest crater, Caloris Planitia, has a diameter of , which is about one-third the diameter of the planet (). Being the most inferior planet, inferior orbiting planet it appears in Earth's sky, always close to the Sun, either as a "morning star" or an "evening star". It stays most of the time the closest to all other planets and is the planet with the highest delta-v needed to travel to from all other planets of the Solar System. Mercury's sidereal year (88.0 Earth days) and sidereal day (58.65 Earth days) are in a 3:2 ratio. This relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury (programming Language)
Mercury is a functional logic programming language made for real-world uses. The first version was developed at the University of Melbourne, Computer Science department, by Fergus Henderson, Thomas Conway, and Zoltan Somogyi, under Somogyi's supervision, and released on April 8, 1995. Mercury is a purely declarative logic programming language. It is related to both Prolog and Haskell. It features a strong, static, polymorphic type system, and a strong mode and determinism system. The official implementation, the Melbourne Mercury Compiler, is available for most Unix and Unix-like platforms, including Linux, macOS, and for Windows. Overview Mercury is based on the logic programming language Prolog. It has the same syntax and the same basic concepts such as the selective linear definite clause resolution (SLD) algorithm. It can be viewed as a pure subset of Prolog with strong types and modes. As such, it is often compared to its predecessor in features and run-time e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Amalgam Comics Characters
The following is a list of fictional characters that appear, or are only mentioned briefly, in the 24 one-shots of Amalgam Comics. They are listed by comic book title and a teams section is also provided. The amalgamations of characters or the Amalgam versions of one character are given. Plots of the Amalgam comic books are given in the list of Amalgam Comics publications and additional information about characters is provided in the references. Main event (February – May 1996) '' DC versus Marvel Comics'' / ''Marvel Comics versus DC'' #1–4 (February – May 1996) was a joint publication by DC Comics and Marvel Comics and the main event of the intercompany crossovers. DC published #1 and #4 and Marvel #2 and #3. First appearance in ''DC versus Marvel'' #1 (February 1996) * The Brothers. The Brothers are a pair of cosmic entities that represent the DC Universe and the Marvel Universe. * Access (Axel Asher). A native of both universes. First appearance in ''Marvel versus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerebro's X-Men
Cerebro's X-Men are a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a nanotechnology version of the X-Men created by Cerebro when the supercomputer briefly goes rogue. This team was created and designed by the Spanish artist Carlos Pacheco, who also drew them for the cover of ''Uncanny X-Men'' No. 360 (1998). The characters appeared in two issues of the '' Uncanny X-Men'' series and one issue of the '' X-Men'' series. The team's primary purpose is to help Cerebro catalog all mutants on Earth, but Cerebro intends to cryogenically preserve the mutants it captures and its team kidnaps and fights other mutants. Publication history Cerebro's X-Men featured in three issues: * Uncanny X-Men #360 (October 1998) ** This issue features the introduction of Cerebro Prime disguised as Professor X and follows the creation of the fake X-Men team. It also features their kidnapping of Kitty Pryde and the team's first fight with the real X-M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metal Men
The Metal Men are a group of robot superheroes that appear in DC Comics. The characters first appeared in '' Showcase'' #37 (March–April 1962) and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the characters have appeared in comic books and other DC Comics-related products such as animated television series, clothing, figurines and trading cards. Publication history 1960s and 1970s Established as advanced artificially intelligent robots, the Metal Men were introduced in the comic book '' Showcase'' #37 (March–April 1962) as "last minute" filler. Created by scientist Dr. William "Will" Magnus, the six robots were field leader Gold; strongman Iron; slow-witted and loyal Lead; hot-headed Mercury; self-doubting and insecure Tin; and Platinum (also called "Tina"), who believed that she was a real woman and was in love with her creator. The group's personalities mirrored their namesake metals, being dictated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makkari (comics)
Makkari, formerly known as Hurricane and Mercury, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared as Makkari in '' The Eternals'' #5 (November 1976), but through retroactive continuity was later established as also having been Mercury in '' Red Raven Comics'' #1 (August 1940), created by Kirby and Martin Bursten. Makkari is a member of the Eternals, a race of superhumans in the Marvel Universe. He was also a member of the First Line and Monster Hunters. Lauren Ridloff portrays a deaf female version of Makkari in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in '' Eternals'' (2021). Publication history Originally, Makkari was a character in Jack Kirby's '' The Eternals''. Mark Gruenwald later reintroduced Makkari as a long-running supporting character in the '' Quasar'' series. Hurricane reappears as a member of the Monster Hunters in ''Marvel Universe'' #4 (September 1998), in a sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury (Marvel Comics)
Mercury (Cessily Kincaid) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Keron Grant, the character first appeared in ''The New Mutants (comic book), New Mutants'' vol. 2 #2 (August 2003). Mercury is a teenage member of the student body at the X-Mansion, Xavier Institute and a recurring member of the X-Men. Publication history Mercury debuted in ''New Mutants#The New Mutants, vol. 2, New Mutants'' vol. 2 #2 (August 2003), and was created by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Keron Grant. Fictional character biography Introduction Cessily Kincaid, an Irish American, was raised in Portland, Oregon by her parents Mark and Jill, who, according to DeFilippis, used to dote over her. When Cessily's powers manifested, her parents were disgusted and made her stay indoors to hide her mutation. In response, she was sent to the Xavier Institute, where she befriended Hellion (character), Julian Keller and be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
