Nullius in verba
Nullius in verba (Latin for "no one's words" or "take nobody's word for it") is the motto of the Royal Society. John Evelyn and other fellows of the Royal Society chose the motto soon after the Society's founding in 1660.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coat of arms of the Royal Society with the motto Nullius in verba along the bottom Nullius in verba (Latin for "no one's words" or "take nobody's word for it"[1]) is the motto of the Royal Society. John Evelyn and other fellows of the Royal Society chose the motto soon after the Society's founding in 1660.[2] Meaning and etymology [edit] The Royal Society website says that the motto is "an expression of the determination of Fellows to withstand the domination of authority and to verify all statements by an appeal to facts determined by…
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