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Publication of L'Art de conserver

When
1810
Where
Publication site not confirmed by supplied passages
Part of
Nicolas Appert publishes the first description of food preservation by airtight containers

Appert published his treatise on food preservation in 1810, associated with a conditional government grant.

The treatise, titled L'Art de conserver les substances animales et végétales, was printed in 1810. This publication coincided with an arrangement involving the Bureau of Arts and Manufactures, which provided Appert with 12,000 francs on the condition that he make his preservation process public.

Sources

  1. Nicolas Appert Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22

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