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SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18th CENTURY, Scientific advances, Rococo art,…
SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18th CENTURY
Two factors
the influence of the Enlightenment on education and technological progress
Many centres of study were created
which allowed knowledge to be spread to a greater number of people
the scientific legacy of the 17th century
The application of the scientific method to all fields of knowledge
such us
chemistry
medicine
Physics and geology
In 1747
it was discovered that eating lemons prevented scurvy
Scurvy was a disease that sailors suffered from due to a lack of vitamin C
In 1733
Stephen Hales measured blood pressure in animals
In 1796
Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine for smallpox by obtaining liquid from a wound of a person
Medicine
In 1750
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod
This attracted lightning and conducted in to Earth
In 1714
Gabriel Fahrenheit improved the mercury thermometer by adding a temperature scale in degrees
In 1788
James Hutton established geology as a science
based on the constant changes he observed in the formation on the Earth
In 1742
Anders Celsius invented the 100-degree temperature scale
was an aristocratic style of art that was popular in Europe
between 1730s and 1760s
Architecture
Rococo interiors were elaborately decorated, with curves, seashells and floral elements
In French, these decorative motifs are called rocaille
luxurious palaces were built in this style
Painting
Pastel colours used to
depict rural festivals
domestic scenes
Sculpture
were often small
represented joyful and mythological themes
In Spain
religious themes continued to predominate, although they were influenced by Rococo style
Scientific advances
Rococo art
