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Science 24 September 1999:
Vol. 285. no. 5436, p. 2044
DOI: 10.1126/science.285.5436.2044a
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ASTRONOMY:
Italian Observatories to Form National Institute

Alexander Hellemans

NAPLES, ITALY--Small organizations usually resist being subsumed into a larger one. But for astronomers at Italy's 12 observatories--all independent but funded directly by the government--their amalgamation into the new National Institute of Astrophysics can't come soon enough. They argue that the current fragmentation of astronomy in Italy is hampering their ability to play in the international big leagues.

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