Sarah Lee Lippincott
Sarah Lee Lippincott | |
|---|---|
Swarthmore College photograph | |
| Born | October 26, 1920 |
| 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), 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. She was a pioneer in the use of astrometry to determine the character of binary stars and search for extrasolar planets.