L@L: Wesley Callihan & Astronomy

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L@L: Wesley Callihan & Astronomy

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Mar 10, 2017

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We hope you enjoy this L@L episode where Matt Bianco sits down with Astronomer and Historian Wesley Callihan. This episode goes deeper into the liberal arts where the subject of Astronomy is explored as it relates to classical education and the quadrivium.

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Mar 10, 2017

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