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Arctolatry or Bear worship

thesweetcheat T
thesweetcheat Aug 15, 2010 22:12:39
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thesweetcheat wrote:
tjj wrote:
I do have one little question ... there is a constellation named after the bear Ursus Major, The Great Bear of which seven stars form the Big Dipper. Was wondering how this name came about?
Not an answer exactly:

http://www.astronomyexpert.co.uk/TheConstellations.html

And this one:

http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/asp/constellation.faq.html

T thesweetcheat
thesweetcheat Aug 15, 2010 22:14:55
Replying to thesweetcheat

thesweetcheat wrote:
thesweetcheat wrote:
tjj wrote:
I do have one little question ... there is a constellation named after the bear Ursus Major, The Great Bear of which seven stars form the Big Dipper. Was wondering how this name came about?
Not an answer exactly:

http://www.astronomyexpert.co.uk/TheConstellations.html

And this one:

http://www.physics.csbsju.edu/astro/asp/constellation.faq.html

There's a great bit there about alternative names for the Plough, including a mythical parrot called Seven Macaw. Terrific.

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