Nullius in verba and cited elsewhere. Nullius in verba The Royal Society website explains the motto thus: It 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 experiment. The phrase came from Horace's "Epistle" to his benefactor Maecenas, where he claims not to be devoted to any particular sect but is rather an eclectic by nature. These are the words, forming two hexameters in the original context: The minor planet known as 11059 Nulliusinverba in the asteroid belt is named after the expression. The phrase is
Longest word in Turkish A slight modification ""Çekoslovakyalılaştıramadıklarımızdanmışsınız"" (43 letters) (you are reportedly one of those that we could not make Czechoslovakian) is however even longer and containing no question particle, is written contiguously. After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, ""Afyonkarahisarlılaştırabildiklerimizdenmişsinizcesine"" (53 letters) was often said to be the longest word in Turkish. It means "As if you are one of the people that we made to be originating from Afyonkarahisar". After publication of longer words in popular media, it lost its popularity. The word ""Muvaffakiyetsizleştiricileştiriveremeyebileceklerimizdenmişsinizcesine"" (70 letters) was proposed by Koksal Karakus as the longest word in Turkish. Its use is illustrated by the