The Patriot

Watched Mel Gibson's Patriot the other night.

In an early scene they referred to Ursa Major as "The Big Dipper"!
Historically inaccurate. Would probably have called it "The Plough"
as Brits still call it.

Apart from that it was a history lesson. 😉


Any nationalities got weird names for the Big Bear?

@wolfgang59 said
Watched Mel Gibson's Patriot the other night.

In an early scene they referred to Ursa Major as "The Big Dipper"!
Historically inaccurate. Would probably have called it "The Plough"
as Brits still call it.

Apart from that it was a history lesson. 😉


Any nationalities got weird names for the Big Bear?

@wolfgang59
Asians refer to it as the great she bear ( the third largest constilation in the northern hemisphere)

@wolfgang59
The Big Dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism -- a group of
stars that is part of a larger constellation, in this case Ursa Major.

These days, the Big Dipper is a rap artist.

@handyandy said
@wolfgang59


The Big Dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism -- a group of stars that is part of a larger constellation, in this case Ursa Major.

These days, the Big Dipper is a rap artist.

@wolfe63 said
Didn't he did in a plane crash back in the 50's?
😛😃

@handyandy said
@wolfgang59
The Big Dipper is not a constellation. It's an asterism -- a group of
stars that is part of a larger constellation, in this case Ursa Major.

These days, the Big Dipper is a rap artist.

@suzianne said
We still call it the Big Dipper.

@wolfgang59 said
If I had said asterism it would have wasted folks time looking it up!

@wolfgang59 said
I know.
It wasnt prior to 1800s

@handyandy said
Looking things up is never a waste of time. That's how folks learn things.

@wolfgang59 said
Apart from that it was a history lesson. 😉

@handyandy said
The film has been criticized for its historical inaccuracies.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/jul/22/the-patriot-mel-gibson-reel-history

"Aim small, miss small."

@wolfgang59 said
hog-wash