The actual Great Comet of 1811 (which lasted into 1812) was visible for 260 days—the longest period for any comet until Hale–Bopp in 1997. In War and Peace, Pierre observes an “enormous and brilliant ...

Sung through in the style of an opera, the musical feels driven by a radiant, pulsing heartbeat that thrums through the ...

The Craven Heifer was bred at Bolton Abbey in 1807 by the Rev William Carr. About four years later it was sold to John Watkinson, of Halifax, by which time it had already been painted. Its fame was ...

Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Circa Theatre by Neil Brewer - July 09, 2024 “Sense and Sensibility” is a classic novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1811.

One of the eaux-de-vie in the first blend of Louis XIII produced 150 years ago came from one of the most auspicious years in the history of cognac production: 1811, the year of the comet. Napoleon saw ...

Based on Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace,” the material is not for all tastes. But none of that detracts from my enthusiasm for ...

Right now, south of the equator, amateur astronomers are watching a comet that's just emerged from behind the sun. Soon, it ...

Comets take the name of the discoverer, whether that be a human or an automated telescopic survey that robotically inspects ...

Matthew Dominick continues to wow us with impressive astrophotography from aboard the International Space Station.