Ursa Major - Revision history

YoulaAzkarrula at 10:55, 29 May 2026

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	* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]		* [[References (Medieval and Early Modern)\|References (medieval)]]

	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Asterism]][[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Asian]][[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]] [[Category:UMa]]

IanRidpath: /* Almagest Ἄρκτος μεγάλη. */ OCR errors

2026-05-20T14:00:45Z

Almagest Ἄρκτος μεγάλη.: OCR errors

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	\|τῶν ἐν τοῦς δυσὶν ὀφθαλμοῦς ὁ προηγούμενος		\|τῶν ἐν τοῦς δυσὶν ὀφθαλμοῦς ὁ προηγούμενος
	\|The more advanced or the ~~s.tars~~ in the two eyes		\|The more advanced of the stars in the two eyes
	\|2 UMa		\|2 UMa
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	\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἐμπροσθίῳ ἀριστερῷ ἀκρόποδι ὁ βορειότερος.		\|τῶν ἐν τῷ ἐμπροσθίῳ ἀριστερῷ ἀκρόποδι ὁ βορειότερος.
	\|The northernmost or the ( two J in the front left paw		\|The northernmost of the [two] in the front left paw
	\|iot UMa		\|iot UMa
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	\|τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς οὐρᾶς γ’ ὁ μετὰ τὴν ἔκφυσιν πρῶτος		\|τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς οὐρᾶς γ’ ὁ μετὰ τὴν ἔκφυσιν πρῶτος
	\|The first ~~ofthe~~ three stars on the tail next to the place where it joins [the body]		\|The first of the three stars on the tail next to the place where it joins [the body]
	\|eps UMa		\|eps UMa
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	\|ἀστέρες κξ, ὥν μεγέθους β’ς, γ ἡ, δ’ ἡ, ε ἔ-		\|ἀστέρες κξ, ὥν μεγέθους β’ς, γ ἡ, δ’ ἡ, ε ἔ-
	\|~~127~~ stars, 6 of the second magnitude, 8 of the third, ~~8·of~~ the fourth, 5 of the fifth		\|{27 stars, 6 of the second magnitude, 8 of the third, 8 of the fourth, 5 of the fifth}
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	\|ἀμόρφωτοι ἤ, ὥν γ’ μεγέδους α, δ’ β, ε’α, ἀμαυροὶ δ.		\|ἀμόρφωτοι ἤ, ὥν γ’ μεγέδους α, δ’ β, ε’α, ἀμαυροὶ δ.
	\|8 stars outside the constellation, I of the third magnitude, 2 of the fourth, 1 of the fifth, 4 faint		\|{8 stars outside the constellation, 1 of the third magnitude, 2 of the fourth, 1 of the fifth, 4 faint}
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IanRidpath: /* Weblinks */ Added Warburg link

2026-05-20T09:46:48Z

Weblinks: Added Warburg link

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	== Weblinks ==		== Weblinks ==
	* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ursamajor.html Star Tales: online edition]”.		* Ridpath, Ian, “[http://www.ianridpath.com/startales/ursamajor.html Star Tales: online edition]”.
			* [https://iconographic.warburg.sas.ac.uk/category/vpc-taxonomy-017038 Warburg Institute Iconographic Database – Ursa Major]

	== References ==		== References ==

Sushoff at 13:05, 19 May 2026

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	[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]		[[Category:Eurasia]] [[Category:Constellation]] [[Category:Almagest]] [[Category:Mesopotamian]] [[Category:West Asian]] [[Category:Modern]]
	[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations~~]][[Category:4work~~]]		[[Category:88 IAU-Constellations]]

Sushoff at 12:57, 27 February 2026

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	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The Greek Great She-Bear, which includes many weaker stars, is also called Kynosura, the Dog's Tail, because it has such a long tail.		<ref>Hoffmann, Susanne M. Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam. Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2021</ref>The Greek Great She-Bear, which includes many weaker stars, is also called Kynosura, the Dog's Tail, because it has such a long tail.

	The Roman mythographer Hyginus adds that the Romans did not see a bear or a wagon here, but seven threshing oxen, the Septemtrionis. The pattern of seven bright stars has a specific name all over the world – only the Greeks used numerous faint stars and called the area ‘Bear’.		The Roman mythographer Hyginus adds that the Romans did not see a bear or a wagon here, but seven threshing oxen, the Septemtrionis. The pattern of seven bright stars has a specific name all over the world – only the Greeks used numerous faint stars and called the area ‘Bear’.

Sushoff: /* Stars Mentioned */

2026-02-20T11:42:51Z

Stars Mentioned

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	No rising and setting of the constellation in the latitudes of Greece.		No rising and setting of the constellation in the latitudes of Greece.

	====== ~~'''~~Stars Mentioned~~'''~~ ======		====== Stars Mentioned ======
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Sushoff: /* Etymology and History */

2026-02-20T11:40:55Z

Etymology and History

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	[[File:Ursa Major (uma).jpg\|alt=map\|thumb\|UMa star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope) ]]		[[File:Ursa Major (uma).jpg\|alt=map\|thumb\|UMa star chart (IAU and Sky & Telescope) ]]
	One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The figure of the bear is Greek; it is one of the few constellations that are already documented in Homer. It has been handed down through all Greek eras. Aratos mentions that the constellation is also called the Chariot, but this is not documented anywhere else in Greek literature. Alternative to the Greek image of a large bear, many cultures saw different figures in this area - most of them only using the seven brightest stars. The ‘Chariot’ and the ‘Chariot of Heaven’ are two Babylonian constellations in the northern circumpolar region, and the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]] (American English), Northern Dipper (Chinese), Plough (British English), [[Charles's Wain]] (Old English/ Norse) are certainly some of them.		One of the [[:Category:88_IAU-Constellations\|88 IAU constellations]]. The figure of the bear is Greek; it is one of the few constellations that are already documented in Homer. It has been handed down through all Greek eras. Aratos mentions that the constellation is also called the Chariot, but this is not documented anywhere else in Greek literature. Alternative to the Greek image of a large bear, many cultures saw different figures in this area - most of them only using the seven brightest stars. The ‘Chariot’ and the ‘Chariot of Heaven’ are two Babylonian constellations in the northern circumpolar region, and the [[:Category:BigDipper\|Big Dipper]] (American English), Northern Dipper (Chinese), Plough (British English), [[Charles's Wain]] (Old English/ Norse) are certainly some of them. In Dutch and French a saucepan or casserole. For the Navajo, an indigenous people of the North American West, it represents seven human figures.

	==Etymology and History==		==Etymology and History==
	The Greek Great She-Bear, which includes many weaker stars, is also called Kynosura, the Dog's Tail, because it has such a long tail.		The Greek Great She-Bear, which includes many weaker stars, is also called Kynosura, the Dog's Tail, because it has such a long tail.

	The Roman mythographer Hyginus adds that the Romans did not see a bear or a wagon here, but seven threshing oxen, the Septemtrionis. In British English, the pattern is still called ‘plough’ today, in American English and Chinese it is a ladle, and in Dutch and French a saucepan or casserole. For the Navajo, the indigenous people of the North American West, it represents seven human figures. The pattern of seven bright stars has a specific name all over the world – only the Greeks used numerous faint stars and called the area ‘Bear’.		The Roman mythographer Hyginus adds that the Romans did not see a bear or a wagon here, but seven threshing oxen, the Septemtrionis. The pattern of seven bright stars has a specific name all over the world – only the Greeks used numerous faint stars and called the area ‘Bear’.

	In a time when there was no bright star at the north celestial pole, seafaring peoples used this asterism for navigation because it runs quite close to the pole. At that time, the direction was not so important in astronavigation at sea, because ships always sailed close to the coast and could see land from time to time. The fact that Strabo's Greek geography book describes all the countries of the then known world not only by their position relative to the sun in winter and summer, but also by characteristic animals, explains the name of this constellation: basically, the star figure could also be called a dog, mouse or fox, because its outline can only be recognised as ‘some kind of animal’. However, as this constellation indicates the direction north, i.e. the ‘land of bears’ or the climate zone where bears live, the name was prefigured by the geographical aspect.		In a time when there was no bright star at the north celestial pole, seafaring peoples used this asterism for navigation because it runs quite close to the pole. At that time, the direction was not so important in astronavigation at sea, because ships always sailed close to the coast and could see land from time to time. The fact that Strabo's Greek geography book describes all the countries of the then known world not only by their position relative to the sun in winter and summer, but also by characteristic animals, explains the name of this constellation: basically, the star figure could also be called a dog, mouse or fox, because its outline can only be recognised as ‘some kind of animal’. However, as this constellation indicates the direction north, i.e. the ‘land of bears’ or the climate zone where bears live, the name was prefigured by the geographical aspect.

Sushoff: /* Stars Mentioned */

2026-02-20T11:37:21Z

Stars Mentioned

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Sushoff: /* Hipparchus */

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Hipparchus

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	===== Hipparchus =====		===== Hipparchus =====

			====== Rising and Setting ======
	No rising and setting of the constellation in the latitudes of Greece.		No rising and setting of the constellation in the latitudes of Greece.

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