Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)
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Nicole-Reine Lepaute (née Étable; also known as Hartense Lepaute or Hortense Lepaute), (5 January 1723 – 6 December 1788) was a French astronomer and mathematician.
She predicted the return of Halley's Comet, calculated the timing of a solar eclipse. and constructed a group of catalogs for the stars.
She was a member of the Scientific Academy of Béziers.
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- Nicole-Reine Lepaute @ Wikipedia