Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The double star in the middle of the handle of the Big Dipper, in the constellation Ursa Major, approximately 78 light years from Earth.
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- proper noun astronomy A
binary star in theconstellation Ursa Major ; Zeta (ζ) Ursae Majoris.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mizar is itself a double star, but you need either a high - powered pair of binoculars on a tripod or a telescope at low power to split the components.
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One of them is especially remarkable: [zeta], known as Mizar to the Arabs.
Astronomy for Amateurs Camille Flammarion 1883
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It is known as Mizar, and is the middle star (z) of the three which form the tail.
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One of them, moreover, Zeta Ursæ, alias Mizar, carries with it three other stars -- Alcor, the Arab "Rider" of the horse, visible to the naked eye, besides a telescopic and a spectroscopic attendant.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition 1874
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The middle star in the Big Dipper's handle is called Mizar, and if you look very carefully at it with just your naked eyes, you'll see that it has company.
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The wise men of our race call the Big Star "Mizar" one of the chariot horses, and the little star
Woodland Tales Ernest Thompson Seton 1903
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In the close neighbourhood of Mizar is the small star Alcor, which can be readily seen with the unaided eye; but when we speak of Mizar as a double star, it is not to be understood that Alcor is one of the components of the double.
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Mizar and Alcor are ‘naked eye’ doubles, meaning you can see them without telescopic aid.
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In 1973 an engineer, trying to make good on Ford's promise, tested the Mizar, a vehicle that was half Cessna, half Pinto (yes, Ford's notorious disco-era clunker).
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In 1973 an engineer, trying to make good on Ford's promise, tested the Mizar, a vehicle that was half Cessna, half Pinto (yes, Ford's notorious disco-era clunker).
Flying Car Dreams Take Off--Again Paul Milo 2010
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