This law is now sometimes called Buys Ballot's law after the Dutch meteorologist Christoph H D Buys Ballot who gave the law independently of Ferrel but later acknowledged Ferrel's priority.
Sa batas na ito ay paminsan-minsang tinatawag na Buys Balota ng batas matapos na ang mga Dutch meteorolohista Christoph HD Buys Balota na ibinigay ang kautusan malaya ng Ferrel ngunit mamaya kumilala Ferrel ng prayoridad.