Justus von Liebig (1803-1873) was a German chemist who made major contributions to agricultural and biological chemistry and is known for his discovery of nitrogen as an essential plant nutrient. These letters “were written for the especial purpose of exciting the attention of governments, and an enlightened public, to the necessity of establishing Schools of Chemistry, and of promoting by every means, the study of a science so intimately connected with the arts, pursuits, and social well-being of modern civilised nations.”

Latest episodes of the podcast Familiar Letters on Chemistry by Justus Liebig

• Section 00 – Preface/TOC
• Section 01 – Letter I
• Section 02 – Letter II
• Section 03 – Letter III
• Section 04 – Letter IV
• Section 05 – Letter V
• Section 06 – Letter VI
• Section 07 – Letter VII
• Section 08 – Letter VIII
• Section 09 – Letter IX
• Section 10 – Letter X
• Section 11 – Letter XI
• Section 12 – Letter XII
• Section 13 – Letter XIII
• Section 14 – Letter XIV
• Section 15 – Letter XV
• Section 16 – Letter XVI