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Ursa Major Constellation, 1825
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Title: Ursa Major Constellation, 1825
Caption: Astronomical chart showing a bear forming the constellation. Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations defined by the International Astronomical Union. It is dominated by the widely recognized asterism known as the Big Dipper or Plough, which is a useful pointer toward north, and which has mythological significance in numerous world cultures. The seven brightest stars of Ursa Major form the asterism known as the Big Dipper in the United States and Canada, or the Plough in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Urania's Mirror is a boxed set of 32 constellation cards first published by Samuel Leigh of the Strand, London, in or shortly before 1825. An unidentified lady, referred to by her nom-de-plume, Jehoshaphat Aspin, designed these whimsical astronomy cards. The engraver was Sidney Hall.
Personalities: GREAT BEAR
Category: ILLUSTRATION • Science: History
Credit: Album / LOC/Science Source
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Image size: 3847 × 2700 px | 29.7 MB
Print size: 32.6 × 22.9 cm | 1514.6 × 1063.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1825 • 19TH CENTURY • ART • ARTWORK • ASPIN • ASTERISM • ASTRONOMIA • ASTRONOMICAL • ASTRONOMY CARD • ASTRONOMY • BIG BEAR • BIG DIPPER = BIG BEAR = PLOW, THE = PLOUGH, THE • BIG DIPPER • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CELESTIAL BODY • CELESTIAL SPHERE • CELESTIAL • CONSTELLATION CARD • CONSTELLATION • DRAWING • ENGRAVING • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • GREAT BEAR • HEAVENLY BODY • HEAVENLY • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • IMPORTANT • JEHOSHAPHAT ASPIN • NOTABLE • PATTERN OF STARS • PLOUGH, THE • PLOW, THE • SCIENCE • SCIENCE: HISTORY • SIDNEY HALL • STAR CHART • STAR MAP • URANIA'S MIRROR • URSA MAJOR • WELL-KNOWN
