Chronology

ca. 1500–1700 Scientific Revolution
ca. 1690–1789 Enlightenment
ca. 1700–1789 Growth of book publishing
1720–1780 Rococo style in art and decoration
1740–1786 Reign of Frederick the Great of Prussia
ca. 1740–1789 French salons led by elite women
1762–1796 Reign of Catherine the Great of Russia
1765 Philosophes publish Encyclopedia: The Rational Dictionary of the Sciences, the Arts, and the Crafts
1780–1790 Reign of Joseph II of Austria
1791 Establishment of the Pale of Settlement
1792 Establishment of mining school in Mexico City as part of reforms
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