Ursa Major - Revision history

Sushoff at 05:42, 13 July 2026

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	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.		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.

Sushoff at 05:41, 13 July 2026

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	\| brighteststarname = Alioth		\| brighteststarname = [[Alioth]]
	\| starmagnitude = 1.77		\| starmagnitude = 1.77
	\| neareststarname =		\| neareststarname =

Sushoff at 05:40, 13 July 2026

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 [[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. In Dutch and French a saucepan or casserole. For the Navajo, an indigenous people of the North American West, it represents seven human figures.

Sushoff: /* Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources */

2026-06-20T10:28:36Z

Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources

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	==== Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources ====		==== Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources ====
			The first printed celestial map of history (Dürer 1515) ...

	The Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627) give Aratus's name variant "Helice" in a Latinised version of Greek.		The Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627) give Aratus's name variant "Helice" in a Latinised version of Greek.

Sushoff: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-20T10:28:04Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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			[[File:UrsaMajor Helice.png\|thumb\|UMa in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).]]

			==== Medieval, Renaissance and Early Modern Sources ====
			The Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627) give Aratus's name variant "Helice" in a Latinised version of Greek.

	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
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	File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-080.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Major (1952)		File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-080.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Major (1952)
	File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Major (1988)		File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Major (1988)
			File:UrsaMajor Helice.png\|UMa in Rudolphine Tables (Kepler 1627).
	</gallery>		</gallery>

Sushoff: /* Eratosthenes */

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Eratosthenes

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	===== Eratosthenes =====		===== Eratosthenes =====
	<blockquote>'''Var. 1.''' Hesiod says that she is the daughter of Lycaon; she lived in Arcadia and had chosen to spend her time in the mountains, in the company of Artemis, hunting wild beasts. Violated by Zeus, she stayed with the goddess, without the latter but later her secret was discovered when, shortly before secret was discovered when, shortly before giving birth, Artemis saw her taking a bath. The goddess, furious the goddess angrily changed her into a beast, and thus changed into a bear, she gave birth to Arcas. While she was in the mountains, she was chased hunted by goatherds and delivered her cub to Lycaon. Later, she was tempted to enter the inviolable sanctuary of Zeus, because she was unaware of the law concerning it. Her own son Arcas and the Arcadians pursued her there pursued her there and were on the point of executing her for breaking the law in question, when Zeus, because of the bond to her, removed her from the pursuers and placed her among the constellations. In view of her adventure, the god gave her the name ‘Bear ’. She has seven dull stars on her head, two on each of her ears, one shining star on her shoulders, one on her chest, two on her foreleg, one shining on her back, one shining on the belly, two on the hind legs, two on the tip of the leg and three on the tail. In all, twenty-four.		Pamias and Zucker (2013,<ref>Pamìas, Jordi und Zucker, Arnaud (2013). Ératosthènes de Cyrène: Catastérrismes, Belles Lettres, Paris</ref> 2-5)<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote>'''Var. 1.''' Hesiod says that she is the daughter of Lycaon; she lived in Arcadia and had chosen to spend her time in the mountains, in the company of Artemis, hunting wild beasts. Violated by Zeus, she stayed with the goddess, without the latter but later her secret was discovered when, shortly before secret was discovered when, shortly before giving birth, Artemis saw her taking a bath. The goddess, furious the goddess angrily changed her into a beast, and thus changed into a bear, she gave birth to Arcas. While she was in the mountains, she was chased hunted by goatherds and delivered her cub to Lycaon. Later, she was tempted to enter the inviolable sanctuary of Zeus, because she was unaware of the law concerning it. Her own son Arcas and the Arcadians pursued her there pursued her there and were on the point of executing her for breaking the law in question, when Zeus, because of the bond to her, removed her from the pursuers and placed her among the constellations. In view of her adventure, the god gave her the name ‘Bear ’. She has seven dull stars on her head, two on each of her ears, one shining star on her shoulders, one on her chest, two on her foreleg, one shining on her back, one shining on the belly, two on the hind legs, two on the tip of the leg and three on the tail. In all, twenty-four.

YoulaAzkarrula: /* Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation */

2026-06-04T04:56:39Z

Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation

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	=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===		=== Transfer and Transformation of the Constellation ===
			<gallery>
			File:H.A. Rey's stick figure stellarium-080.png\|H.A. Rey's stick figure of Ursa Major (1952)
			File:O. Hlad's stick figure stellarium-081.png\|O. Hlad's stick figure of Ursa Major (1988)
			</gallery>

	== Greek Mythology<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2021). Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam, Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart</ref> ==		== Greek Mythology<ref>Hoffmann, S.M. (2021). Wie der Löwe an den Himmel kam, Franckh Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart</ref> ==

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 ==