Sir William Gordon-Cumming (20 July 1848 – 20 May 1930) was a Scottish landowner, soldier and socialite. He was the central figure in theroyal baccarat scandal of 1891. He joined theBritish Army in 1868 and saw service in South Africa, Egypt and the Sudan; he served with distinction and rose to the rank oflieutenant-colonel. An adventurer, he also hunted in the US and India. A friend ofEdward, Prince of Wales, for over 20 years, in 1890 he attended a house party atTranby Croft, where he took part in a game ofbaccarat at the behest of the prince. During the course of two nights' play he was accused of cheating, which he denied. After news of the affair leaked out, he sued five members of the party forslander; Edward was called as a witness. The case was a public spectacle in the UK and abroad, but the verdict went against Gordon-Cumming and he was ostracised from polite society. After the court case he married an American heiress, but their relationship was unhappy. (Full article...)
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C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is anon-periodic comet from theOort cloud that was discovered by theZwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in 2022. With acomet nucleus of around 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) in diameter, C/2022 E3 rotates on its axis once every 8.5 to 8.7 hours. Itstails of dust and gas extended for millions of kilometers and, during January 2023, ananti-tail was also visible. The comet reached its most recentperihelion in January 2023, at a distance of 1.11 AU (166 million km; 103 million mi) from the sun, and the closest approach to Earth was a few weeks later, at a distance of 0.28 AU (42 million km; 26 million mi). The comet reachedmagnitude 5 and was visible with thenaked eye under moonlessdark skies. This photograph of C/2022 E3 was taken in January 2023 and released by the ItalianNational Institute for Astrophysics. Photograph credit: Alessandro Bianconi;National Institute for Astrophysics Recently featured: |
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