Changes: Mercury (element)

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Mercury (Liquid) — A pool of mercury on Vulcan. (TV: *The Power of the Daleks* ^[+]David Whitaker, *Doctor Who* season 4 (BBC1, 1966).)

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Mercury was a corrosive chemical element found on many planets, including Earth, Go-Ray and Skaro. Mercury could easily be found in any scientific community, particularly in labs. (TV: The Daleks ^[+]Terry Nation, Doctor Who season 1 (BBC tv, 1963-1964).)

Exposure to mercury had a negative effect on many species, as well as robots. A canister of mercury was used to corrode and disable a Gold Assassin who was on board a Roman sailing vessel. (COMIC: Golden Slumbers ^[+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)

Mercury poisoning was a common complaint among sailors. Amy Ivans, a passenger of the Lankester, was being poisoned with small doses of mercury, administered by Jacques De Requin. (AUDIO: Cryptobiosis ^[+]Elliot Thorpe, Bonus Releases (Big Finish Productions, 2005).)

Many devices required mercury to function. For example, on Go-Ray, the First Doctor, John and Gillian acquired mercury to repair a cardium reactor. (COMIC: Enter: The Go-Ray ^[+]TVC comic stories (1965).) When he first arrived on Skaro, the First Doctor, wanting to explore the Dalek City, falsely claimed that his TARDIS' fluid link K7 had run out of mercury as a ruse to explore the city. When he entertained the idea of building a new fluid link, he discovered that, ironically, his ship really did need more mercury. (TV: The Daleks ^[+]Terry Nation, Doctor Who season 1 (BBC tv, 1963-1964).)

The Second Doctor visited the Panjistri homeworld to stock up on mercury. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse ^[+]Nigel Robinson, Virgin New Adventures (Virgin Books, 1991).) Later, the mercury in the fluid links evaporated, forcing the Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon to evacuate the TARDIS. The Doctor acquired more mercury on Space Station W3. (TV: The Wheel in Space ^[+]David Whitaker, Doctor Who season 5 (BBC1, 1968).)

The Fourth Doctor acquired some needed mercury in 1931 Chicago, unknowingly defeating the Master's plans by doing so. (PROSE: The Duke of Dominoes ^[+]Marc Platt, Decalog (Virgin Decalogs, Virgin Books, 1994).)

The Seventh Doctor stole some mercury from the Wierdarbi with the aid of Catherine Broome to refill the fluid links. (PROSE: Companion Piece ^[+]Robert Perry and Mike Tucker, Telos Doctor Who novellas (Telos Publishing, 2003).)

The Eighth Doctor visited a podule orbiting Jupiter in search of mercury for his TARDIS' fluid links. (PROSE: To the Slaughter ^[+]Stephen Cole, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 2005).)

The planet Vulcan had mercury swamps on its surface. (TV: The Power of the Daleks ^[+]David Whitaker, Doctor Who season 4 (BBC1, 1966).) Skaro had geysers of mercury; the Dalek Emperor attempted to kill Zeg near one of them. (COMIC: Duel of the Daleks ^[+]unclear authorship, The Daleks comics (City Magazines, 1965).) The Acteon Galaxy had asteroids made of mercury. (AUDIO: Neverland ^[+]Alan Barnes, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2002).)

The Eighth Doctor visited Rontan 9 during the Last Great Time War in search of mercury to repair his TARDIS' fluid links. (PROSE: Natural Regression ^[+]Justin Richards, The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who (2015).)

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+{{First pic|Mercury (Liquid).jpg|A [[Mercury swamp|pool of mercury]] on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}})}}
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+'''Mercury''' was a corrosive chemical [[element]] found on many [[planet]]s, including [[Earth]], [[Go-Ray (planet)|Go-Ray]] and [[Skaro]]. Mercury could easily be found in any scientific community, particularly in [[Laboratory|labs]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}})
-[[File:Mercury (Liquid).jpg|thumb|A [[Mercury swamp|pool of mercury]] on [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')]]
-'''Mercury''' was a corrosive chemical element found on many [[planet]]s, including [[Earth]], [[Go-Ray (planet)|Go-Ray]] and [[Skaro]]. Mercury could easily be found in any scientific community, particularly in [[Laboratory|labs]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')
-Exposure to mercury had a negative effect on many [[species]], as well as [[robot]]s. A canister of mercury was used to corrode and disable a [[Gold Assassin]] who was on board a [[Rome|Roman]] sailing vessel. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Golden Slumbers (comic story)|Golden Slumbers]]'')
+Exposure to mercury had a negative effect on many [[species]], as well as [[robot]]s. A canister of mercury was used to corrode and disable a [[Gold Assassin]] who was on board a [[Rome|Roman]] sailing vessel. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Golden Slumbers (comic story)}})
-Mercury poisoning was a common complaint among [[sailor]]s. [[Amfetriti|Amy Ivans]], a passenger of the [[Lankester]], was being poisoned with small doses of mercury, administered by [[Jacques de Requin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cryptobiosis (audio story)|Cryptobiosis]]'')
+Mercury poisoning was a common complaint among [[sailor]]s. [[Amphitrite|Amy Ivans]], a passenger of the [[Lankester]], was being poisoned with small doses of mercury, administered by [[Jacques De Requin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cryptobiosis (audio story)}})
-Many devices required mercury to function. For example, on [[Go-Ray (planet)|Go-Ray]], the [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] acquired mercury to repair a [[cardium]] reactor. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)|Enter: The Go-Ray]]'') The [[First Doctor]] falsely claimed that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' [[fluid link]] had run out of mercury as a ruse to explore the [[Dalek City]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')
+Many devices required mercury to function. For example, on [[Go-Ray (planet)|Go-Ray]], the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] acquired mercury to repair a [[cardium]] reactor. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Enter: The Go-Ray (comic story)}}) When he first arrived on Skaro, the First Doctor, wanting to explore the [[Dalek City]], falsely claimed that [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]' [[fluid link]] [[Fluid link K7|K7]] had run out of mercury as a ruse to explore the city. When he entertained the idea of building a new fluid link, he discovered that, ironically, his ship really did need more mercury. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Daleks (TV story)}})
-The [[Second Doctor]] visited the [[Panjistri]] homeworld to stock up on mercury. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') Later, the mercury in the fluid links evaporated, forcing the Doctor and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] to evacuate the TARDIS. The Doctor acquired more mercury on [[Space Station W3]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
+The [[Second Doctor]] visited the [[Panjistri]] homeworld to stock up on mercury. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}}) Later, the mercury in the fluid links evaporated, forcing the Doctor and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] to evacuate the TARDIS. The Doctor acquired more mercury on [[Space Station W3]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wheel in Space (TV story)}})
-The [[Fourth Doctor]] acquired some needed mercury in [[1931]] [[Chicago]], unknowingly defeating {{Delgado}}'s plans by doing so. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Duke of Dominoes (short story)|The Duke of Dominoes]]'')
+The [[Fourth Doctor]] acquired some needed mercury in [[1931]] [[Chicago]], unknowingly defeating {{Delgado}}'s plans by doing so. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Duke of Dominoes (short story)}})
-The [[Seventh Doctor]] stole some from mercury the [[Wierdarbi]] with the aid of [[Catherine Broome]] to refill the fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Companion Piece (novel)|Companion Piece]]'')
+The [[Seventh Doctor]] stole some mercury from the [[Wierdarbi]] with the aid of [[Catherine Broome]] to refill the fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Companion Piece (novel)}})
-The [[Eighth Doctor]] visited a podule orbiting [[Jupiter]] in search of mercury for his TARDIS' fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'')
+The [[Eighth Doctor]] visited a podule orbiting [[Jupiter]] in search of mercury for his TARDIS' fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|To the Slaughter (novel)}})
-The [[planet]] [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] had [[mercury swamp]]s on its surface. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') [[Skaro]] had geysers of mercury. The [[Dalek Emperor]] attempted to kill [[Zeg]] near one of them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Duel of the Daleks (comic story)|Duel of the Daleks]]'') The [[Acteon Galaxy]] had [[asteroid]]s made of mercury. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Neverland (audio story)|Neverland]]'')
+The [[planet]] [[Vulcan (Invasion of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] had [[mercury swamp]]s on its surface. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Power of the Daleks (TV story)}}) [[Skaro]] had geysers of mercury; the [[Dalek Emperor]] attempted to kill [[Zeg]] near one of them. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Duel of the Daleks (comic story)}}) The [[Acteon Galaxy]] had [[asteroid]]s made of mercury. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Neverland (audio story)}})
+The Eighth Doctor visited [[Rontan 9]] during the [[Last Great Time War]] in search of mercury to repair his TARDIS' fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Natural Regression (short story)}})
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-The Eighth Doctor visited [[Rontan 9]] during the [[Last Great Time War]] in search of mercury to repair his TARDIS' fluid links. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Natural Regression (short story)|Natural Regression]]'')
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