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Record 1 2017-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Astronomy
CONT

The Big Dipper is not by itself a constellation. Although part of the constellation of the Great Bear (Ursa Major), the Big Dipper is an asterism that has been known by different names to different societies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Astronomie
CONT

... la Grande Casserole. Ce regroupement d'étoiles sur la sphère céleste est sans doute une des rares choses qui a été vue et qui sera vue par les humains de chaque génération. Mais la Grande Casserole n'est pas en soi une constellation. Elle est en fait un astérisme qui fait partie de la constellation de la Grande Ourse (Ursa Major).

Spanish

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