she attended the dedication ceremony for the new Peter van de Kamp observatory at Swarthmore College. Lippincott died on February 28, 2019, in Kendal Longwood. Honors and awards In 1966, she received the Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Achievement Award. In 1973, she was awarded an honorary doctor of science by Villanova University. In 1976, she was elected to the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania (as Mrs. Christian Zimmerman). Sample publications Books Lippincott authored two books, with coauthors: Philadelphia: The Unexpected City; with Laurence Lafore; Publisher: Doubleday & Co.; 1st edition (January 1, 1965); ASIN: B002LQQJR4 Point to the Stars - Revised Edition; with Joseph Maron Joseph; Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company (1967); ASIN: B002BG231A Papers Lippincott published over one hundred papers in her career. These are two typical examples: A determination of the parallax and mass-ratio of 6 Equulei by van de Kamp, Peter and Lippincott, Sarah Lee, Astronomical Journal, Volume 51, Page 162 (1945) An unseen companion to 36 Ursae Majoris A from analysis of plates taken with the Sproul 61-CM refractor by Lippincott, S. L. Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications, Volume 95, Pages 775-777 (1983) References External links 1975 Swarthmore College faculty photograph Swarthmore College, Faculty and Instructional Staff - Emeriti Women in Astronomy: A Comprehensive Bibliography "SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System" Bibliography Sarah Lee Lippincott Zimmerman, directory page at the IAU 1920 births 2019 deaths American women astronomers 20th-century American astronomers 21st-century American astronomers Swarthmore College faculty Scientists from Philadelphia 20th-century American women scientists 21st-century American women scientists American women academics