Royal Society post, with 336 Fellows supporting the change and 37 opposing. Following approval by the Council, Marjory Stephenson, Kathleen Lonsdale and Edith Bülbring were elected as Fellows. The Coat of arms of the Royal Society is "in a dexter corner of a shield argent our three Lions of England, and for crest a helm adorned with a crown studded with florets, surmounted by an eagle of proper colour holding in one foot a shield charged with our lions: supporters two white hounds gorged with crowns", with the motto of ""nullius in verba"". John Evelyn, interested in the early structure of the
Verba volant, scripta manent Verba volant, scripta manent Verba volant, scripta manent is a Latin proverb. Literally translated, it means "spoken words fly away, written words remain". This apparently much older anonymous proverb seems to have been quoted in a speech of the Emperor Titus to the Roman Senate; the general meaning is that spoken words might easily be forgotten but written documents can always be relied on for conclusive proof. The legal meaning could be an extension of the usage of the old proverb. A related meaning is that if two people want to establish a formal agreement about something, it is better