Division 5.3 Polarimeter or saccarimeter:
United Kingdom
- (a)
Polarimeter with sodium light or mercury green light (mercury vapour lamp with prism or the special Wratten Screen No 77 A), to be read with an accuracy of at least 0.05 angular degrees,
- (b)
Saccarimeter with international sugar scale, using white light passing through a filter of 15 mm of a 6 % solution of potassium bichromate, or sodium light, to be read with an accuracy of at least 0,1o on the international sugar scale.