Nicole-Reine Lepaute

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.

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Who was born first?

• Nicole-Reine Lepaute and Mathurin Jacques Brisson were born the same year
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute and Richard Price were born the same year
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute and Tobias Mayer were born the same year
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute and Giovanni Antonio Scopoli were born the same year
• Nicole-Reine Lepaute was born 1 year before John Michell

Timeline

1. Giovanni Antonio ScopoliJune 3, 1723 – May 8, 1788
2. Mathurin Jacques BrissonApril 30, 1723 – June 23, 1806
3. Nicole-Reine Lepaute (this page)January 5, 1723 – December 6, 1788
4. Richard PriceFebruary 23, 1723 – April 19, 1791
5. Tobias MayerFebruary 17, 1723 – February 20, 1762
6. John MichellDecember 25, 1724 – April 21, 1793

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