"Saccharometer" Quotes from Famous Books
... the steam is turned on fully, and the juice boils until it reaches the solidity of twenty-five degrees, as measured by the saccharometer. This point attained, more pipes conduct it to a series of square iron tanks called filterers. Each is provided with a false bottom, covered with thick woolen blankets, and through these the juice slowly drips into an immense iron vessel called a ... — Scientific American, Vol.22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 • Various |