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The Queen's Astrologer: The Price of Prophecy (Part 1)

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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Mathematics, Magic, and Public Fear

Tim explains Tudor suspicion of mathematics and Dee's view of numbers as practical tools for navigation and astrology.

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