"Areometer" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... The oil of poppy seeds is that which is usually employed for its adulteration, as it has the advantage of being cheap, of having a sweet taste, and very little smell. M. Gobley has invented an instrument which he calls an areometer, to detect this fraud. It is founded on the difference between the densities of olive oil and oil ...
— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom • P. L. Simmonds |
