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| 1702 |
| | | German chemist Georg Stahl coins the name phlogiston for the substance believed to be released in the process of burning | |
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| 1704 |
| | | The duke of Marlborough wins a major victory over the French at Blenheim, capturing twenty-four battalions and four regiments | |
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| 1708 |
| | | The secret of true porcelain is at last discovered in the west, at Dresden, by Johann Friedrich Böttger | |
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| 1714 |
| | | Cosmas Damian Asam begins work on a highly theatrical creation, the Benedictine Abbey of Weltenburg (1714-1735), joined by his younger brother Egid Quirin from 1721 | |
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| 1714 |
| | | Fahrenheit perfects the mercury thermometer and decides on a 180-degree interval between the freezing and boiling points of water | |
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| 1714 |
| | | In his Monadology Leibniz describes a universe consisting of forceful interactive parts that he calls 'monads' | |
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| 1720 |
| | | Johann Sebastian Bach compiles the Little Keyboard Book a set of pieces to teach his eldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach | |
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| 1721 |
| | | Johann Sebastian Bach writes the six Brandenburg Concertos for his employer at the court of Köthen | |
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| 1722 |
| | | J.S. Bach publishes The Well-Tempered Clavier, a collection of 24 Preludes and Fugues | |
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| c. 1727 |
| | | J.S. Bach conducts the first performance of his St Matthew Passion in the St Thomas's church in Leipzig | |
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