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Research stations

Scope note

Use for relatively isolated places with facilities for personnel habitation on site and for conducting on-site observations of natural phenomena in specific fields. Distinct from "experiment stations" which are primarily for research and experimenting and generally are not physically isolated.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30007676

Broader Terms used

observatories

Term used for

stations, research

Equivalent Terms used

research station

Created

13yrs ago

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