Publié en 1799, la Chimie appliquée à l'agriculture est un livre visionnaire qui a ouvert la voie à l'utilisation de la science pour améliorer l'agriculture. Chaptal, qui a également inventé le mot 'nitrogène', a introduit des notions clés de la chimie organique pour aider à expliquer comment les plantes fonctionnent, en influençant des générations de scientifiques qui ont continué à travailler sur la relation entre la science et l'agriculture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.