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Harvard College Observatory
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is part of the Center for Astrophysics Harvard and Smithsonian. SAO was founded in 1890 under Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Pierpont Langley as a research bureau of the Smithsonian Institution. It began its tenure alongside other Smithsonian units on the Mall in Washington, D.C. with an early focus on solar research.
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