| ca. 1500–1700 |
Scientific Revolution |
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| 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 |