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The name of A. F. W. Brix (1798–1890), a German scientist, used attrib. of a hydrometer calibrated according to the Brix scale, a scale for the measurement of the specific gravity of a sugar solution. Also used absol.
1897G. L. Spencer Handbk. Chemists Beet-Sugar Houses 55 The Brix and Baumé Scales. The degree Brix is the percentage by weight of sucrose in a pure sugar solution. 1910Chem. Abstr. IV. 684 In basing conclusions upon results by apparent Brix the relationship of apparent to actual solids must always be borne in mind. 1912C. A. Browne Handbk. Sugar Analysis iii. 45 The Brix hydrometer or spindle is supplied in a variety of forms. 1959Encycl. Brit. XI. 996/1 The Brix saccharometer simply indicates percentage of sugar by weight when read in sugar solutions at 17·5° C. |