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<p> The Greater Bear, a well-known constellation in the northern hemisphere, called also the Plough, the Wagon, or Charles's Wain, consists of seven bright stars, among others three of which are known as the "handle" of the Plough, and two as the pointers, so called as pointing to the pole-star. </p> | Ursa Major <ref name="term_81057" /> | ||
==References == | <p> The [[Greater]] Bear, a well-known constellation in the northern hemisphere, called also the Plough, the Wagon, or Charles's Wain, consists of seven bright stars, among others three of which are known as the "handle" of the Plough, and two as the pointers, so called as pointing to the pole-star. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_81057"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ursa+major Ursa Major from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_81057"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/ursa+major Ursa Major from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:07, 15 October 2021
Ursa Major [1]
The Greater Bear, a well-known constellation in the northern hemisphere, called also the Plough, the Wagon, or Charles's Wain, consists of seven bright stars, among others three of which are known as the "handle" of the Plough, and two as the pointers, so called as pointing to the pole-star.
