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SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18TH CENTURY
scientific advances
2 factors
influence of the Enlightenment
technological progress
on education
the scientific legacy of the 17th century
improvements in people's wellbeing
Physics and geology
1747
discovered that eating lemons prevented scurvy
1733 Stephen Hales
measured blood pressure in animals
1796 Edward Jenner
discovered a vaccine for smallpox
Medicine
1750 Benjamin Franklin
invented the lightning rod
1714 Gabriel Fahrenheit
improved the mercury thermometer
1788 James Hutton
established geology as a science
1742 Anders Celsius
invented the 100-degree temperature scale
rococo art
aristocratic style of art
reflected the aesthetic tastes of the nobility
was characterised by
exuberant forms
elaborate decoration
Architecture
interiors were elaborately
seashells
with curves
decorated
floral elements
good examples
The new cathedral in Cádiz
the Gasparini Salon in the Royal Palace in Madrid
Painting
pastel colours were used
good example
The shop by Luis Paret
Sculpture
were
often small and represented joyful
mythological themes
spain
religious themes continued to predominate
