page_title: Nicole-Reine Lepaute
hierarchical_section_title: Nicole-Reine Lepaute
caption_attribution_description: English: Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) french mathematician and astronomer Русский: Николь-Рейн Лепот (1723-1788) первая французская женщина-математик и астроном.
context_page_description: Nicole-Reine Lepaute, was a French astronomer and mathematician. Lepaute predicted the return of Halley's Comet by calculating the timing of a solar eclipse and constructing a group of catalogs for the stars.
  The asteroid 7720 Lepaute is named in her honour, as is the lunar crater Lepaute. She was also a member of the Scientific Academy of Béziers.
context_section_description: Nicole-Reine Lepaute (née Étable de la Briere; also known as Hartense Lepaute or Hortense Lepaute), (5 January 1723 – 6 December 1788) was a French astronomer and mathematician. Lepaute predicted the return of Halley's Comet by calculating the timing of a solar eclipse and constructing a group of catalogs for the stars. 
  The asteroid 7720 Lepaute is named in her honour, as is the lunar crater Lepaute. She was also a member of the Scientific Academy of Béziers.
caption: Portrait of Nicole-Reine Lepaute
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