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SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 18th CENTURY
SCIENTIFIC ADVANCES:
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.
It would be impossible to understand the progress of the 18th century without considering the contribution of the 17th century.
Significant improvements in people's wellbeing.
Physics and geology
In 1796 Edward Jenner discovered a vaccine for smallpox.
In 1747 it was discovered that eating lemons prevented scurvy.
In 1733 Stephen Hales measured blood pressure in animals.
Medicine
In 1788 James Hutton established geology as a science, based on the constant changes he observed in the formation of the Earth.
In 1750 Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.
In 1714 Gabriel Fahrenheit improved the mercury thermometer by adding a temperature scale in degrees.
ROCOCO ART
Rococo was an aristocratic style of art that was popular in Europe between the 1730s and 1760s.
It reflected the aesthetic tastes of the nobility, who commissioned works that represented the joys of life to decorate their homes.
Architecture
Rococo interiors were elaborately decorated, with curves, seashells and floral elements.
Painting
Pastel colours were used to depict rural festivals and domestic scenes.
Sculpture
Rococo sculptures were often small, and represented joyful and mythological themes.
