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Beck's Scale
Webster's Dictionary
A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp. gr. 1.00, and the 30¡-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being of equal length.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Beck's Scale'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/becks-scale.html. 1828.