Universities, laboratories, academies and other organizations where scientific work happens or scientific standards are set, distinct from the individual scientists who work there. It excludes informal collaborations with no organizational identity, and excludes government agencies whose primary role is regulation rather than research, which stay with Political or the relevant applied atlas.
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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: institution
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, institution entry, organization senseQuote, Online Etymology Dictionary, institution entry, organization sense
Meaning "establishment or organization for the promotion of some charity" is from 1707.
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Mount Wilson Observatory (Wikipedia)
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