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Versailles: 17th-century Engineering Innovation

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These Fascinating Objects Show How the Palace of Versailles Drove Surprising Scientific Advances in the 17th and 18th Centuries

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A new exhibition at the Science Museum in London shows the importance of art and science in the French royal court.

The show spans the 17th and 18th centuries , covering the reigns of Louis XIV , Louis XV and Louis XVI .

Many of the objects include a curved scalpel designed by the king's surgeon, Charles-François Félix .

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