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Interpreting summary.lm for a 2 factor anova

The aov estimate will not exactly equal the observed mean (this is _statistics_ after all). You should be comparing the mean of that cell to the estimate:

 44.556 + (-16.33) +(-20.556) + (21.11)

The difference between the observed mean and the estimated mean is known as a 'residual' and the squared sum of the all residuals is what this being minimized ... over all the cells including the one implicitly associated with the Intercept.

This isn't really on-topic for Rhelp since you are not having difficulty in getting the R program to perform its duties, but are rather in need of statistical education. That not what this mailing list is set up for.