| 单词 | Ursa Major |
| 例句 | “Ursa Major is in the north,” she said, “which means that must be west.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I choose the projector disc that shows Ursa Major, of course. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z They circled each other playfully before settling to the right among a cluster of smaller stars, forming a new constellation just below Ursa Major—woman and her two children, forever reunited in the sky. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Ursa Major is up there, right where she’s supposed to be—protecting her daughter. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I think even Ursa Major has taken the weekend off. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z The stuff seemed to go on forever, and if it hadn’t been for Ursa Major, we would’ve gotten lost. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I’m also thinking about Ursa Major, and how, if you let her, the Big Mama Bear in the sky will always point you in the right direction. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z He then moved to New York and formed Ursa Major, a short-lived band that included Mr. Wagner on guitar and Billy Joel on keyboards. Dick Wagner, rock guitarist who co-wrote many of Alice Cooper’s hits, dies at 71 When I’m on the go, I use Ursa Major face wipes. Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Beauty Advice, Even Though Her Daughter Is the Expert 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z And the new development of the South Market District will be home to a diverse set of businesses, including the highly anticipated restaurant Ursa Major and the furniture store Arhaus. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z A key way point is the Big Dipper, a pattern of stars within the constellation Ursa Major. A guide to urban stargazing: What you need to start exploring the skies close to home 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Next month, Seagull will publish “Ursa Major,” a brief selection, in Brahic’s translation, of Bonnefoy’s poetry from the final years of his life. The American Side of France’s Greatest Postwar Poet 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Seven stars form the Big Dipper, part of the Ursa Major constellation. Flag contest helped tough-luck teen become one of Alaska’s favorite sons 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z I was trying to ignore the outline of Ursa Major, the Great Bear, drawn on the screen, when Pat said, “It’s gone. The Horn’s gone.” When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z She’s Lalande, Virginia says, in Ursa Major, the warrior princess who was so tall and burned so brightly in the sky that she struck some men down. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Can Any Relationship Last? 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z And the new development of the South Market District will be home to a diverse set of businesses, including the highly anticipated restaurant Ursa Major and the furniture store Arhaus. 52 Places to Go in 2015 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z If I’m running around, I like Ursa Major Essential Face Wipes because they clean and moisturize at the same time. Olivia Wilde Doesn’t Do a Painted-on Face 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is one of the most prominent northern constellations, and its main claim to fame is that it contains the Big Dipper, a highly recognizable asterism. 5 famous constellations that (almost) anyone can find 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z M101 appears in the sky near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major. Astronomers Have Spotted a Once-in-a-Decade Supernova—and You Can, Too 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Here is an etched illustration of Ursa Major, dating from 1825. Finding random beauty in the Library of Congress’s 16 million images 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z For example, the Big Dipper is an asterism within the constellation of Ursa Major, the Big Bear. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The telescope spent 10 days of exposure time staring at a tiny patch of the sky in the Ursa Major constellation, just one-thirteenth of the moon’s angular diameter. How Taking Pictures of ‘Nothing’ Changed Astronomy 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Operators tested the mirror by using Webb’s Near Infrared Camera to observe a star in the Ursa Major constellation 2000 light-years away. News at a glance: Webb telescope looking sharp, Omicron’s burden, and statues of female scientists 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z The telescope’s first target was a bright star 258 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. NASA’s new space telescope sees 1st starlight, takes selfie 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z First, operators will point Webb at a single, bright, isolated star in the constellation Ursa Major, chosen for its stability and the lack of other bright stars nearby. After reaching deep space haven, Webb telescope begins 5 months of fine-tuning 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z In its first “deep-field” exposure, in 1995, it stared at a seemingly empty patch of sky in Ursa Major for 140 hours. On the launch pad at last, NASA’s Webb telescope will probe first stars and weather on alien worlds 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z But, taking pity on her, Jupiter transports her and her son into the heavens, where they became the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor — big and little bear. Simply the most beautiful paintings in the world But “Ursa Major” is plotted so tightly, its characters so vividly rendered, that you barely notice the author’s thumb on the scale. Review: The Joni Mitchell-James Taylor saga makes for a potent novel that stands on its own 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The muscular hero forms Ursa Major and fights space robots to save a kidnapped princess. Movies on TV this week: 'Gandhi' on Showtime; 'Giant' on TCM 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Here’s a quick guide to identifying Orion, Scorpio, Ursa Major and all your favorite heavenly bodies with the naked eye. 50 life skills you can learn online — for free! — during self-quarantine 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z The cantata, which lasts 79 minutes, is in 14 short movements that examine in unforeseen fashion the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, or to most of us, the Big and Little Dipper. Review: Musicians turn the Big Dipper into an 'interstellar cantata,' with help from NASA 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z At Sirius and Ursa Major, and even the pale white glimmer of Sol. I am not the hive mind of Transetti Prime 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z But “Songs in Ursa Major” deserves to be enjoyed as is, without connecting the dots. Review: The Joni Mitchell-James Taylor saga makes for a potent novel that stands on its own 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z The Hubble telescope, which captured this iconic image of a region in the constellation Ursa Major, was a top priority of a past decadal survey.Credit: US astronomers plot wish list for the next decade 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z Ursa Major’s goal is to produce engines that are versatile so they can be used by a range of vehicles. Colorado’s booming space industry is second to California’s 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Natural skin care line Ursa Major has packaged a Face Wash, Face Balm and Essential Face Tonic in a "Minimalist" skin care set. Gifts for the beauty obsessed (you know who you are) 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The reference was not to the polar bear, unknown in Europe until the eighteenth century, but to Ursa Major, the most prominent circumpolar constellation in the northern skies. Literature’s Arctic Obsession 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z “Songs in Ursa Major” also weaves in a deep understanding of the connection between creativity and madness. Review: The Joni Mitchell-James Taylor saga makes for a potent novel that stands on its own 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z Both seem to lie just off the bowl of the Big Dipper, which is part of the constellation Ursa Major, or the Great Bear. This Week’s Night Sky: Glimpse Great Bear Galaxies 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z Startups such as Ursa Major are forging their own paths in the changing landscape. Colorado’s booming space industry is second to California’s 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Located a record 13.4 billion light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, the galaxy, named GN-z11, was first spotted two years ago in a Hubble Space Telescope deep-sky visible light survey. Hubble telescope's latest find pushes back clock on galaxy formation 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Famous examples of asterisms include the Big Dipper within the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Summer Triangle, which is composed of the lead stars of three constellations: Cygnus, Lyra and Aquila. Reality Check: You Can’t Actually Name Stars for David Bowie 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z There’s something about “Ursa Major” that suggests a mythology, a hero’s journey in which the hero is a woman with immense musical gifts and the music business is a beast to overcome and master. Review: The Joni Mitchell-James Taylor saga makes for a potent novel that stands on its own 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z One of them is in Ursa Major, also known as the Big Bear. The Rising Stars of Politics 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Laurienti’s story about his company, Lafayette-based Ursa Major Technologies, might one day be part of industry lore if Colorado becomes known as “Aerospace Alley.” Colorado’s booming space industry is second to California’s 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Only two weeks later, the comet will skim by the handle of the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major. Watch a Comet Fly By the Moon and Venus 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Famous neighbouring constellations include Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the great and small bears of mythology. Spectacular Meteor Shower This Week: How to See It 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The unusual system lies 250 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Rare system of five stars discovered - BBC News 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z Over 10 days in December 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope took 342 images of the same tiny patch of sky in the constellation Ursa Major. New instrument peers even deeper than Hubble 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He then moved to New York and formed Ursa Major, a short-lived band that included Wagner on guitar and Billy Joel on keyboard. Guitarist, songwriter for Alice Cooper dies at 71 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Students and staff at the University of London Observatory discovered the exploding star in the Ursa Major constellation during a telescope lesson on 21 January. Seven days: 30 January–5 February 2014 2014-01-29T18:50:32.595Z In this image taken of a small patch of sky in the constellation of Ursa Major, countless galaxies are recorded. End for Herschel space telescope 2013-04-29T16:06:44Z Hubble first stunned the world in 1995, by making “deep field” images of a small slice of sky in Ursa Major, not far from the Big Dipper. Hubble Space Telescope Readies Dawn Of Time Deep Field Encore 2013-01-29T04:01:34Z I hope Ursa Major will see this reply to Synnorix, and will profit by my advice, which is to apply at once for the cure. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Lynx.—This constellation is south of Camelopardalis and Ursa Major, and north of Gemini and Cancer. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z One of two constellations in the northern hemisphere, called respectively the Great Bear and the Lesser Bear, or Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z From corresponding radial velocities, we draw the ready conclusion that certain groups or clusters of stars are actually connected in space and moving as related systems, as in the Pleiades and Ursa Major. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z What Ursa Major thus profoundly observes of mankind, from China to Peru, might be applied with special force to the blue jay, at least to those jays that come into the world. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z “Ursa Major” warmed to him, though perfectly conscious that Fitz was anything but a star of the first magnitude. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z Some of them were, however, observed by Ptolemy and Al-Sufi, and are mentioned by the latter under Ursa Major. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z “Tell me what you see just below and between Ursa Major’s hind feet.” The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z The constellations as we know them will suffer slight distortions, particularly Orion, Cassiopeia and Ursa Major. Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies 2012-03-17T02:01:02.630Z The twilight began to deepen and from far above came the twinkling signals of, first, Böotes, then Coma Berenices, followed, awhile later, by Ursa Major and her little brother, Ursa Minor. Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z Tell me, did—” “Good-bye, Ursa Major with the sore head, and don’t ask questions.” The Outspan Tales of South Africa 2011-08-31T02:01:41.410Z It lies south of the Great Bear’s tail, north of Coma Berenices, east of Ursa Major, and west of Boötis. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z He is wriggling a little faster too, because Ursa Major is on one side of him and Ursa Minor on the other. The Star People 2011-11-06T02:00:16.133Z The young men quiz him, it seems, call him Old Fritz, Lager Beer, Ursa Major, and make all manner of jokes on his name. Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy 2011-08-18T02:00:21.810Z We had lost sight altogether of Ursa Minor and Ursa Major, which were far below and scarcely seen on the horizon. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z Ursa Major, map of, 27. mythology of, 28. stars in the feet of, 28. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Leo Minor.—This small constellation lies between Ursa Major and Leo, and east of the Lynx. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z For the true lovers of literature "Ursa Major" walks oftener in Fleet Street to-day than any living man. Shakespeare's England 2011-01-30T03:00:17.313Z Why can it not be seen when Ursa Major is above the pole? A Text-Book of Astronomy 2011-01-05T03:00:57.347Z The inhabitants of North America have the constellation of Ursa Major as also the North Star always with them; they never wholly disappear below the horizon. Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands These mark three of Ursa Major's feet, and each of the pairs is well worth looking at with a glass, as they are beautifully grouped with stars invisible to the naked eye. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z In the Greek mythology, Ursa Major represented the nymph Callisto, a daughter of Lycaon, who was loved by Jupiter, and turned into a bear by the jealous Juno. Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies 2012-03-27T02:00:18Z In Ursa Major, the pointers; they never go down because they are not setters. The Handbook of Conundrums It is only within a few hundred years that astronomers have agreed to call the Great Bear "Ursa Major," and this red star Arcturus. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place Juno changed them into bears, and Jupiter placed them in heaven, where they form the constellations of Ursa Major and Minor. The Lusiad or The Discovery of India, an Epic Poem It is called by the Greeks the Bear-Driver, because it seems continually to chase Ursa Major, the Great Bear, in his path around the pole. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z Charles’s Wain was the old name for the seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major. Folk-lore of Shakespeare The following extracts from Mr. Hagar's paper establish that Ursa Major was known as the Bear to several North American tribes, and generally served to mark time and seasons. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The Hindús call the constellation Ursa Major the seven Rishis, or Saints. The Birth of the War-God A Poem by Kalidasa No doubt her provocations were great, and she wins the compassionate sympathy of all good housekeepers when they read of Ursa Major brightening up the candles by turning the melted wax out on the carpet. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. The letters used to designate the stars forming these pairs will be found upon our map of Ursa Major. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z In 1763 Boswell made his acquaintance and visited Ursa Major in his den. Old and New London Volume I Above the hand is a group of symbols consisting of two S-shaped signs, resembling the Mexican picture of Ursa Major. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations A glance at star cluster 940, which shows a slight central condensation, completes our work in Camelopardalus, and we turn to Ursa Major, represented in map No. 26. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers Though identified in most persons' minds with Ursa Major, or the Great Bear, the Plough is actually only a small portion of that famous constellation. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language The two bears, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, swinging around the pole of the heavens, have been conspicuous in the star-lore of all ages. Astronomy with an Opera-glass A Popular Introduction to the Study of the Starry Heavens with the Simplest of Optical Instruments 2011-07-17T02:00:30.177Z That, Gershom told me, was sometimes called the Great Bear, though it was only a part of the real Ursa Major of the astronomers. The Prairie Child In this he relates the legend connected with Ursa Major by the Micmac Indians, that “this group of stars served to mark the divisions of the night and the seasons for the Micmacs.” The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Ursa Major contains several nebul� which may be glimpsed with telescopes of moderate dimensions. Pleasures of the telescope An Illustrated Guide for Amateur Astronomers and a Popular Description of the Chief Wonders of the Heavens for General Readers At a little distance from Ursa Major, on the side away from the Pole Star, is the constellation of Leo, or the Lion. Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language In Ursa Major there is an oval nebula resembling that of Andromeda, but on a much smaller scale. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' This is not, like Ursa Major, or like Cassiopeia, said to be "circumpolar." The Story of the Heavens In Homer's Iliad and Odyssey the use of the seven stars of Ursa Major in Greek navigation is clearly shown. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The Pole Star and Ursa Major, or The Great Bear as it is also called, form a shape like a wagon; so in olden times it was called King Charles' Wain. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks Ursa Major and Minor, most important to seamen, as instantly indicating by the pointers and pole-star the true north at night, much more correctly than any compass bearing. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The stars in Coma Bernices form a rich group; the sickle in Leo, the seven stars in Ursa Major, and those in Cassiopeia and Aquila are familiarly known to all observers. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' In an earlier chapter we directed the attention of the student to the remarkable constellation of stars which is known to astronomers as Ursa Major, or the Great Bear. The Story of the Heavens It therefore appears very significant to find these words incorporated in the name for Ursa Major=thigh, uart, and this combined with bull=ua or ka which furnishes the anagram ak=middle. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Hindus call the constellation of Ursa Major the Seven Rishis or Saints.103.A minute account of these ancient ceremonies would be out of place here. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The star ζ in Ursa Major; the middle one in the tail. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Mizar, in the constellation Ursa Major, is a beautiful double star. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' Mr. Lach-Szyrma conjectures that the seven stars are the stars of Ursa Major. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology It was moreover of extreme interest to note the existence of traditional records, preserved in the native myths, of changes in the relative positions of celestial bodies and of the Ursa Major in particular. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The seven ancient rishis or saints, as has been said before, were the seven stars of Ursa Major. The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse The seven conspicuous stars in Ursa Major, of which two are called the pointers, from showing a line to the pole-star. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. The first double star discovered was Mizar, the middle star of the three in Ursa Major which form the tail of the bear. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' The obverse has the head of Apollo; the reverse, the crescent moon and seven stars, or rather triones—the constellation of the Ursa Major. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy At that period, when Draconis was the pole-star, the circle described about it by Ursa Major was considerably closer than it is at present. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Jupiter, the stars in Ursa Major, Capella, and several other stars were visible to the naked eye, as also was a luminous ring round the Sun. The Story of Eclipses My father's opinion of Dr. Johnson may be conjectured by the name he afterwards gave him, which was "Ursa Major." The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The most prominent nebula of this class is situated in the constellation Ursa Major, and is called the Owl Nebula, from its fancied resemblance to the face of that bird. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' But Johnson could write, and the best of Pitt's speeches are those reported by Ursa Major in a style superbly Johnsonese. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Dwelling on the fact that in ancient Mexico Ursa Major was associated with an ocelot, I remembered the many representations in which an ocelot is represented as confronting an eagle, usually in mortal combat. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations About this time Mary met Ursa Major, who may have treated men very rudely, but not your petite, animated and clever women. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers He was called the "Ursa Major," or Great Bear. Pushing to the Front Northern Wagoner, a group of seven stars called variously Charles’s Wain, or Wagon, i.e. churl’s wain; Ursa Major, The Great Bear, and The Dipper. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 A knowledge on the part of the reader of Ursa Major, or "the Dipper" as it is commonly called, and "the Pleiades," the well-known group in Taurus, is presupposed by the author. A Field Book of the Stars Ursa Major and Ursa Minor each contains seven stars, and the number seven is the most widely-spread sacred number. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations "Ho—ho—my Ursus Major, prime guardian of Ursa Major, first of the heavenly constellations in the north," insolently laughed Louis Laplante through the dusk. Lords of the North We navigated four months and twenty-seven days, seeing neither the arctic pole nor Ursa Major or Minor. Amerigo Vespucci The Bar used to call him Ursa Major. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 Ursa Minor 6 Located by the pointer stars in Ursa Major. A Field Book of the Stars This appears to explain clearly why the bull was chosen as the image or rebus of Polaris and Ursa Major, which appear to have been regarded as a single combination of stars. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations The Temple contained many emblems of the seasons-the sun, the moon, the planets, the constellations Ursa Major and Minor, the zodiac, the elements, and the other parts of the world. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry "Above this far northern sea Ursa Major sailed so directly overhead that he seemed like to fall on us." Under the Great Bear Others hold it to have been an emblem of the Pole Star whose stability in the sky, and the procession of the Ursa Major around it, so impressed the ancient world. The Builders A Story and Study of Masonry Corvus 22 Located by a line drawn from Ursa Minor through Ursa Major and prolonged. A Field Book of the Stars The Nahuas traced ancestry to seven stars of Ursa Major and began their religious year at the culmination of the Pleiades at midnight. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Clemens informs us that the Temple contained many emblems of the Seasons, the Sun, the Moon, the planets, the constellations Ursa Major and Minor, the zodiac, the elements, and the other parts of the world. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Against Johnson he manifestly harboured a sort of grudge, and if he ever felt the weight of Ursa Major's paw it is not surprising. Gibbon For instance, the constellation Ursa Major well-placed towards the north-east in the first quarter of the year, is equally well-placed towards the north-west in the third, and similarly of the constellation Cassiopeia. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Above λ, and almost in line with it, are two more stars in Draco, which form with two stars in Ursa Major a quadrilateral. A Field Book of the Stars ALKAID=star in Ursa Major, also used for moon; origin of Spanish title Alcalde. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations And, circling ever round the North Pole are Seven Stars, known as Ursa Major, or the Great Bear, which have been an object of universal observation in all ages of the world. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry There is Ursa Major up there, nearly overhead. Dan Merrithew One can readily picture to oneself the figure of a Herdsman with upraised arms driving Ursa Major before him. Half-hours with the Telescope Being a Popular Guide to the Use of the Telescope as a Means of Amusement and Instruction. Note Thuban, once the Pole Star, at one corner of a quadrilateral that Draco forms with Ursa Major. A Field Book of the Stars Simultaneously with the recognition of Polaris as an immutable centre of axial energy, the rotatory movement of Ursa Major must have excited interest and observation. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations But as he admits that King Arthur may possibly be another name for the constellation Ursa Major, it is difficult to fix the dates exactly. Humanly Speaking Then all the Rishis, O tiger among kings, sat there, surrounding that bull among men like the stars of the constellation of Ursa Major surrounding the Pole star. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Almost everyone is familiar with Ursa Major, or the Great Dipper, that lies in such bold relief in the region of the northern heavens, and that apparently revolves around Polaris, the North Star. Life in a Thousand Worlds It is situated the same distance from Polaris as Ursa Major, and about midway between Polaris and the zenith in the Milky Way. A Field Book of the Stars It was inevitable that star-gazers should gradually recognize a constant agreement between certain positions of Ursa Major and Cassiopeia after dusk for instance, and the annual recurrence of rain, verdure and bountiful food-supplies. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Doctor Samuel Johnson, who nowise resembled Ursa Major, was the president of the College at that time. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen And he, the great, gruff and mighty Ursa Major, listened to all their woes, caring for them in sickness, wiping the death-dew from their foreheads, wearing crape upon his sleeve for them when dead. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 05 Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors The stars of the second magnitude in Ursa Major were just perceptible to the naked eye a little after noon this day, and the Aurora Borealis appeared faintly in the southwest at night. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 The most striking feature in Perseus is the so-called "segment of Perseus," a curve of stars beginning about 12° below Cassiopeia, and curving toward Ursa Major. A Field Book of the Stars Another interesting evolution of a numerical system, the origin of which can be traced to the four positions and seven stars of Ursa Major, is discernible in the Chinese zodiac. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Charles's Wain, the constellation of Ursa Major, a wagon without a wagoner. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge This wind is supposed to bear along the seven stars of Ursa Major, and to propel the heavenly Ganges. Sakoontala or the Lost Ring An Indian Drama He soon growled himself to sleep, and from that time I called him "Ursa Major;" but he only slept about half an hour, when a nurse in great fright summoned me. Half a Century Gemini 8 Located by a line drawn through designated stars in Ursa Major. A Field Book of the Stars As youalli means night, the title literally signifies “the lord of the night,” while yaual=tecuhtli would mean the lord of the circle or wheel, the most appropriate name for Ursa Major. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Both were taken to heaven by Jupiter, and became the constellations Ursa Minor and Ursa Major. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook My companions, fearless as if there were no bears this side of Ursa Major, were bivouacked in one of the barns. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 62, December, 1862 The younger men quiz him, it seems, call him Old Fritz, Lager Beer, Ursa Major, and make all manner of jokes on his name. Little Women Draco 32 Lies between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, coiling about the latter. A Field Book of the Stars The positions of these numerals and of their square enclosures are what recalled to my mind the opposite positions assumed by Ursa Major in its annual rotation around the axis of the heaven. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations Orion, Cassiopeia and Ursa Major marched to and fro on the vault like cohorts of legionaries, seemingly within call of our voices, and all without a sound. A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West One derives his pedigree from Aeneas, another from Brutus, a third from the star by the tail of Ursa Major. The Praise of Folly We were the plantations then, and Rousseau was destined to work there in another and much more wonderful fashion than the gruff old Ursa Major imagined. Among My Books First Series To assist such, it should be borne in mind that the circumpolar constellations, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Draco, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia, are designated,—are visible in our latitude in the northern sky every night. A Field Book of the Stars Pole-star worship and determination of time by Ursa Major existed in China from remote antiquity. The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations She found favor in the eyes of the Ursa Major of literature by her winning ways, as she poured out for him cups without stint of his favorite beverage. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography And, if their word was good, It was a king of bears--an Ursa Major-- The biggest bear beneath the sun. Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes "Well, you are a bear, truly," said Fletcher, with unfeigned admiration,—"a real Ursa Major." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 He was now greatly surprised to notice at this time that Charles' Wain, or the Ursa Major constellation, appeared at night in the west, and was north-east in the morning. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 08 The Later Renaissance: from Gutenberg to the Reformation This figure is made up of seven conspicuous stars in the constellation Ursa Major, the ``Greater Bear.'' Curiosities of the Sky Patriotism isn't quite so bad as old Ursa Major said, but the word is not to be found in the bright lexicon of Art. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists My father's opinion of Dr Johnson may be conjectured from the name he afterwards gave him, which was Ursa Major. The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Bootes, also called Areas, son of Jupiter and Calisto, changed to constellation of Ursa Major. Legends of Charlemagne "I get far more time to work at the children's things—and also to look after my Ursa Major!" The Lilac Sunbonnet Let us turn to the exquisite spiral in Ursa Major; how different its aspect from that of the other! Curiosities of the Sky It was steered by Harpocrates towards the north, represented by the Pole Star surrounded by Draco and Ursa Major. The Jewel of Seven Stars Some superstitious persons believed him the spirit of a departed Ursa Major, and others of his fraternity welcomed the animal as a favorable omen. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum |
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