This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[L.] The Bear-a name given to two groups of stars near the north' polar star, he Ursa Minor, or Lesser Bear, contains the pole star. The Ursa Major, or Great Bear, consists of a group of seven bright stars, two of which-the pointers -point to the pole star.
 
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