Nicole-Reine Lepaute

Nicole-Reine Lepaute (French pronunciation:; néeÉtable de la Brière, 5 January 1723 – 6 December 1788), 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 .

The asteroid7720 Lepaute is named in her honour, as is the lunar crater Lepaute.