November 28, 2022 The Royal Society of London, Matsuo Basho, Gottlieb Haberlandt, Stefan Zweig, English Cottage by Andrew Sankey, and William Blake

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1660 On this day, the first meeting occurred of what would become The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.

The Royal Society's Latin motto, 'Nullius in verba,' translates to "Take nobody's word for it." The motto reminded the Society's members to verify information through experiments and not just based on authority.

1694 Death of Matsuo Basho ("Bash=oh"), Japanese poet.

He is remembered as…