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Today the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory(SAO) works closely with the famed SmithsonianMuseums in Washington, D.C., says CfA publicaffairs representative James Cornell...
...moved its headquarters fromWashington, D.C. to Cambridge. A naturalrelationship soon formed between the SAO and theHarvard Observatory that culminated in theirmerger in 1973 to become today'sHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...
Most of the people at CfA advise against tryingto discern which branch, Harvard or Smithsonian,is responsible for which projects...
...really convoluted," says Cobuzzi. Oteizadismisses any division between Smithsonian andHarvard employees as "only for paperwork. It's notas if we have stamps on our heads saying `Harvard'or `Smithsonian...
Walsworth notes that "three fourths of ourmoney ends up coming from the government." He says"big political stinks" over such controversies asthe up coming exhibit of the plane that bombedHiroshima in the Smithsonian Air and Space museumcould result in a reduction of cash flow to theCfA...