Science and art in the 18th century
Scientific advances
Main factors that brought great advances
Roccoco Art
It was based on the aesthetic taste of the nobility
It was an aristocratic style of art and it was characterised by exuberant forms and elaborated decoration
The influence of Enlightenment on education and technology: centres of studying were created
the scientific legacy left in the 17th century
The results that brought great scientific and technological developments
Physics and Geology
Medicine
In the year 1747 they discovered that eating lemons prevented scurvy
Stephen Hales measured blood pressure in animals
Edward Jenner discovered the vaccine for smallpox
James Hutton established geology as a science based on the observation of the formation of Earth
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod
Gabriel Fahrenheit improved the mercury thermometer and added the temperature scale in degrees
Anders Celsius invented the 100-degree temperature scale
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
Roccoco Art in Spain
Religious themes continued to be predominated, however, they were influenced by Roccoco art 
The interiors were decorated with curves, seashells and floral elements
Pastel colours were used for the representation of domestic scenes and rural festivals
Sculptures were normally small and represented mythological themes