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> "Who am I supposed to trust now?" is a question I never wanted to answer when it comes to scientific research. Nullius in verba (Latin for "no one's words" o
by adolph 3y ago
> "Who am I supposed to trust now?" is a question I never wanted to answer when it comes to scientific research.
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullius_in_verba
- thaumasiotes 3y ago> Nullius in verba (Latin for "no one's words" or "take nobody's word for it") For the most literal possible translation, "on the word(s) of no one". Well, sort of. It appears to actually say "onto the words of no one".
- thaumasiotes 3y agoSometimes it turns out that someone has already written a paper on your exact nearly pointless topic! https://sci-hub.se/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-for-the-history-of-science/article/abs/nullius-in-verba-and-nihil-in-verbis-public-understanding-of-the-role-of-language-in-science/AA14AA83D8E5EE8BA70A3B0272611A18 https://sci-hub.se/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/b... So nullius in verba has bizarre grammar because it is an ungrammatical selection of a few words from a longer original Latin sentence with correct grammar. Nullius addictus iurare in verba magistri means "To swear [oneself] slave of no master", where in verba attaches grammatically to the verb, iurare, not to the master. This interpretation isn't possible in the clipping because the only attachment point for nullius is verba. But in the original poetry, nullius is bound to magistri, which is then bound to addictus, not to verba.