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Nicole-Reine Lepaute

French astronomer (1723-1788)

  • Fame54.1
  • Momentum19.5
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Lived 1723–1788, aged 65France
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    1723–1788
    Aged 65
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Updated 2026-06-10

Nicole-Reine Lepaute, also erroneously known as Hortense Lepaute, 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 Académie de Béziers.

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Momentum19.5
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Source confidence60.0
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