Who Discovered Mercury?

Who Discovered Mercury?

Is not possible to say who was the first that discovered the Planet Mercury 'cause , as for other Planets like Venus, Mars, Jupiter due to the fact that it shine so brigth in the Sky we can say that Mercury has been known since the beginning of Mankind.

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"There is no single person who is credited with the discovery of Mercury. "

ref: http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_kids/AskKids/mercury_discovery.shtml

"it's impossible to answer Who Discovered Mercury" since humans have probably seen Mercury for hundreds of thousands of years"

ref:http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/mercury/who-discovered-mercury/

"Mercury has been observed for thousands of years, and I believe the Babylonians are credited with mentioning it in writing for the first time some 3000 years ago or so."

ref: http://www.astronomycafe.net/qadir/q365.html

Mercury has been known since ancient times.

ref: http://www.aerospaceguide.net/planet/planetmercury.html

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