Sarah Lee Lippincott | |
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| Born | October 26, 1920[1] |
| Died | February 28, 2019 (aged 98) Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, US |
| Known for | Binary stars |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | Swarthmore College Sproul Observatory |
Sarah Lee Lippincott (October 26, 1920 – February 28, 2019),[2][3] also known as Sarah Lee Lippincott Zimmerman, was an American astronomer. She was professor emerita of astronomy at Swarthmore College and director emerita of the college's Sproul Observatory. [4] She was a pioneer in the use of astrometry to determine the character of binary stars and search for extrasolar planets.