Nicole-Reine Lepaute
French astronomer
Died when: 65 years 336 days (791 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Nicole-Reine Lepaute (French pronunciation: ?[nik?l ??n l?pot]) née Étable de la Brière, also erroneously known as Hortense Lepaute, (5 January 1723 – 6 December 1788) was a French astronomer and human computer.
Lepaute along with Alexis Clairaut and Jérôme Lalande calculated the date of the return of Halley's Comet.Her other astronomical feats include calculating the 1764 solar eclipse and producing almanacs from 1759 to 1783.
She was also a member of the Scientific .The asteroid 7720 Lepaute is named in her honour, as is the lunar crater Lepaute.
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