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This dimension names the place where a scientific institution is actually located. Wikipedia notes that a research institute is "an establishment founded for doing research," an establishment that is always physically situated in one particular place. Browsing this way collects every institution located in the same place.

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1707 1
Kolkata
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1. Online Etymology Dictionary: institution
Online Etymology DictionaryOnline Etymology Dictionary, institution entry, organization sense
Quote, Online Etymology Dictionary, institution entry, organization sense
Meaning "establishment or organization for the promotion of some charity" is from 1707.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Wikipedia)
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Mount Wilson Observatory (Wikipedia)
WikipediaContains: Mount Wilson ObservatoryView the Source
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