Ursa Major as a celestial reference point for navigation. It is also referred to as the "Wain". One of the few star groups mentioned in the Bible (Job 9:9; 38:32; – Orion and the Pleiades being others), Ursa Major was also pictured as a bear by the Jewish peoples. ("The Bear" was translated as "Arcturus" in the Vulgate and it persisted in the KJV.) In the Finnish language, the asterism is sometimes called with its old Finnish name, Otava. The meaning of the name has been almost forgotten in Modern Finnish; it means a salmon weir. Ancient Finns believed the bear ("Ursus
Ursa Major (album) made "Ursa Major" the highest charting album of the group's career, though its first week sales were less than that of its predecessor's first week sales of 63,000. The high charting debut would prove to be short lived, as "Ursa Major" fell to #45 in its second week on the "Billboard" 200 with a 77% sales drop. Notes Third Eye Blind Additional Personnel Production Ursa Major (album) Ursa Major is the fourth studio album by American rock band Third Eye Blind. Released on August 18, 2009 on the group's own Mega Collider label, "Ursa Major" was the group's first studio