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mercurous chloride
(Encyclopedia) mercurous chloride,&sp;mercury (I) chloride, or calomel, chemical compound, Hg2Cl2, a white crystalline powder, very slightly soluble in water. It was once used medicinally as a…Periodic Table of the Elements: Mercury
(Encyclopedia) Periodic Table of the Elements: Mercury Atomic Number: 80 Atomic Symbol: Hg Mercury Atomic Weight: 200.59 Electron Configuration: 2 · 8 · 18 32 · 18 · 2barometer
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Aneroid barometer barometerbarometerbərŏmˈətər [key], instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure. It was invented in 1643 by the Italian scientist Evangelista Torricelli…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Woodman
by Aesop The Moon and her MotherThe Ass, the Fox, and the LionMercury and the Woodman A Woodman was felling a tree on the bank of a river, when his axe, glancing off the trunk, flew out of…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Sculptor
by Aesop The Wild Boar and the FoxThe Fawn and His MotherMercury and the Sculptor Mercury was very anxious to know in what estimation he was held by mankind; so he disguised himself as a…Aesop's Fables: Mercury and the Tradesmen
by Aesop The Dog and the ShadowThe Mice and the WeaselsMercury and the Tradesmen When Jupiter was creating man, he told Mercury to make an infusion of lies, and to add a little of it to…inferior planet
(Encyclopedia) inferior planet, planet whose orbit lies inside that of the earth. There are two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus. They always seem to be close to the sun in the sky; the greatest…thermometer
(Encyclopedia) thermometer, instrument for measuring temperature. Galileo and Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting essentially of a bulb with a tubular projection, the open end of which was…vermilion
(Encyclopedia) vermilion, vivid red pigment of durable quality. It is a chemical compound of mercury and sulfur and is known as red sulfide of mercury; it was formerly obtained by grinding pure…Vries, Adriaen de
(Encyclopedia) Vries, Adriaen deVries, Adriaen deäˈdrēän də vrēs [key], c.1560–c.1626, Dutch sculptor. Having studied in Florence under Giovanni Bologna, he carried into Bohemia and Germany the…Trending
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