International Court of Scientific Nomenclature Rival claims of scientists: Celsius vs McKie Before the Lord President of the International Court

doi:10.1201/9780203746462-116

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International Court of Scientific Nomenclature Rival claims of scientists: Celsius vs McKie Before the Lord President of the International Court

ABSTRACT

The plaintiff, Anders Celsius, applied to the court for an order restraining the defendant, Alex McKie, from publicly disputing the right of the plaintiff to commemoration in the form of the naming of a unit after him.