the big dipper is ursa major and i believe that would make the little dipper ursa minor
A big dipper is an alternative name for a roller coaster.
Ursa Major.
North American settlers introduced this name, and it is not used in many other countries. Actually the constellation includes more stars and is called the Great Bear or Ursa Major. That was started by the ancient Greeks.
Techinacally speaking, no one. You see, the big dipper is a constelation which means it's formed of stars, and unless there's a new scientific process that Channel 1 hasn't told us about, It's impossible to invent stars.
The ancinet Greeks thought the Big Dipper looked like a big bear.
Photinus pyralis is the common name for the big dipper firefly.
when was the big dipper named
A big dipper is an alternative name for a roller coaster.
Because it looks like a big dipper! :)
because when he looked at the sky he saw the stars he connected the stars and he connected one and he called it big dipper because he was the first one to discover the big dipper.
Ursa Major
The Big Dipper is also known as the Plough or the Saptarishi in some cultures.
...the answer is... ...Ursa Major...
It looks like a big spoon or ladle for picking up soup or water: like a big dipper.
Beta Ursae Minoris Gamma Ursae Minoris Delta Ursae Minoris Calvera Eta Ursae Minoris Zeta Ursae Minoris
'Ursa Minor' or 'little bear'.
Ursa Major.