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
The Word on the Street (literary festival) participation as a Word On The Street festival. It has been re-branded as WORD Vancouver. The Word On The Street Lethbridge began in 2011 and happens in the street surrounding the Lethbridge Public Library. The first full-fledged Word On The Street Saskatoon was held in 2011 in and around the Frances Morrison Library. In 2007, the board of the Calgary event announced that it would not be held in 2008 for logistical reasons. The Word on the Street (literary festival) The Word On The Street is a Canadian book and magazine festival held each September in Toronto, Kitchener, Lethbridge, Saskatoon,