Ursa Major

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5097. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Stars, Constellations And Asterisms

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(the Great Bear; abbrev. UMa, gen. Ursae Majoris; area 1280 sq. deg.) a northern constellation which lies between Draco and Leo Minor-Leo-Canes Venatici, and culminates at midnight in mid March. Its origin is uncertain, though it was known to the ancient Greeks, who identified it with two mythological figures—Callisto, a mortal who was turned into a bear after having fallen victim to Zeus's passi...

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