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How was the element mercury discovered?

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How was the element mercury discovered?

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In past societies, the mercury ore (cinnabar) was valued for its red colour. When cinnabar is heated, it reverts to metallic mercury. Mercury gave silver and gold objects a beautiful shine – as well as poisoning the miners, refiners and owners of the objects.

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Since mercury was discovered so long ago, it’s hard to say exactly who discovered it, or even how it was first discovered. We do know that it was in use by the ancient Chinese civilizations. You can find more information here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28…

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