What distinguishes Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University from other universities is its legacy of providing access to a high-quality, affordable education to many students who otherwise may never have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams of getting a college degree.
The Trial of Galileo. A brilliant scientific mind in 17th century Florence, Galileo was forced to renounce his work and writings concerning the theories of Nicolaus Copernicus, who had suggested that the sun, not Earth, was the center of the universe, according to the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Web site on Galileo.
Edwin Powell Hubble - The man who discovered the cosmos. 1  A promising student. 2  The Rhodes scholar. 3  The beloved high school teacher and coach. 4  A new era for astronomy begins. 5  War postpones Hubble's astronomical debut. 6  The turning point. 7  Just the beginning. 8  Another war stops Hubble again. 9  No Nobel Prize for an astronomer.