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Peter Nicholson (20 July 1765 – 18 June 1844) was a Scottish architect, mathematician and engineer. Largely self-taught, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker but soon abandoned his trade in favour of teaching and writing. He practised as an architect but is best remembered for his theoretical work on the skew arch (he never actually constructed one himself), his invention of draughtsman's instruments, including a centrolinead and a cyclograph, and his prolific writing on numerous practical subjects. (From Wikipedia) More about Peter Nicholson:
| | Books by Peter Nicholson: ![[Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/info.gif) Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Essays on the Combinatorial Analysis (London: The author, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818)- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The Mechanic's Companion (Philadelphia: P. Bell, 1853) (multiple formats at Google)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Practical Carpentry, Joinery, and Cabinet-Making: Being a New and Complete System of Lines for the Use of Workmen, Founded on Accurate Geometrical and Mechanical Principles (London: Printed for T. Kelly, 1826) (multiple formats at Google)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A Treatise on Projection (London: R. Groomidge, 1840) (page images at HathiTrust)
Additional books by Peter Nicholson in the extended shelves:![[X-Info]](https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/infouc.gif) Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Analytical and arithmetical essays. (L., 1821) (page images at HathiTrust)- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: An architectural dictionary, containing a correct nomenclature and derivation of the terms employed by architects, builders, and workmen ... and the lives of the principal architects. The whole forming a complete guide to the science of architecture and the art of building. (Printed by J. Barfield, 1819) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Builder and workman's new director ([London] : John Day, Mark King, James Pringle, Henry Joll, Edward Sanders, Robert Johnson, William Foster, John Wright & Thomas Prosser, 1824., 1824) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The builder's and workman's new director : comprising explanations of the general principles of architecture, of the practice of building, and of the several mechanical arts connected therewith ... (A. Fullarton, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The builder's and workman's new director: comprising explanations of the general principles of architecture, of the practice of building, and of the several mechanical arts connected therewith; also the elements and practice of geometry in its application to the building art. (A. Fullarton, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The builder's and workman's new director: comprising explanations of the general principles of architecture... (A. Fullarton and Co., 1856) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The cabinet maker, upholsterer, and complete decorator : with geometrical sections, and furniture coloured engravings, and a perfect glossary of technical terms used in cabinet making (Fisher & Caxton, 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter and joiner's assistant : containing practical rules for making all kinds of joints, and various methods of hingeing them together, for hanging of doors on straight or circular plans, for fitting up windows and shutters to answer various purposes, with rules for hanging them ... to which are added, examples of various roofs executed, with the scantlings, from actual measurements : with rules for mortices and tenons, and for fixing iron straps, &c. : also extracts from M. Belidor, M. du Hamel, M. de Buffon, &c. on the strength of timber, with practical observations : illustrated with seventy-nine plates, and copious explanations (Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1797), also by England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter and joiner's assistant. Containing practical rules for making all kinds of joints, and various methods of hingeing them together ... to which are added, examples of various roofs executed ... also extracts from M. Belidor, M. du Hamel, M. de Buffon, etc., on the strength of timber with practical observations. (J. Taylor, 1810) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Carpenter's guide (G. Virtue, in the 19th century), also by John Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide: a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery ... including also some observations and calculations on the strength of timber (J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1867), also by Samuel Sloan and Noah Knowles Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide : a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery ... including also some observations and calculations on the strength of timber (J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1871), also by Samuel Sloan and Noah K. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide; a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery, treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, groins, niches, roofs, and domes, and containing a great variety of original designs. Also a full exemplification of the theory and practice of stair building, cornices, mouldings, and dressings of every description. Including also some observations and calculations on the strength of timber (Lippincott, Grambo & Co., 1854), also by Samuel Sloan and Noah Knowles Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide : a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery ; treating fully on practical geometry ... and containg a great variety of original designs ... (J.B. Lippincott, 1860), also by Samuel Sloan and Noah K. Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide: being a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery. (Grigg, Elliot and co., 1848), also by William Johnston (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide : being a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery ... : the whole founded on true geometrical principles, the theory and practice well explained, and fully exemplified on seventy-eight copper-plates, correctly engraved by the author : including some observations and calculations on the strength of timber (Printed for I. and J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library ..., 1793), also by England) I. and J. Taylor's Architectural Library (London (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The carpenter's new guide: being a complete book of lines for carpentry and joinery. Treating fully on practical geometry, soffits, brick and plaster groins, niches of every description, sky-lights, lines for roofs and domes; with ... designs for roofs, trussed girders, floors, domes, bridges, &c.; staircases and hand-rails of various constructions; angle bars for shop fronts, &c.; and raking mouldings; with many other things entirely new. The whole founded on true geometrical principles; the theory and practice well explained and fully exemplified on seventy-eight copper-plates, correctly engraved by the author; including some observations and calculations on the strength of timber. (Printed for J. Taylor, 1808) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Carpentry; being a comprehensive guide book for carpentry and joinery; with elementary rules for the drawing of architecture in perspective and by geometrical rule. (J. Weale, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Carpentry : being a comprehensive guide book for carpentry and joinery : with elementary rules for the drawing of architecture in perspective and by geometrical rule : also, treating of roofs, trussed girders, floors, domes, stair-cases and hand-rails, shop fronts, verandahs, window-frames,shutters, &c. &c., and public and domestic buildings, with plans, elevations, sections, &c. &c. (J. Weale, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Encyclopedia of architecture. A dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, carpentry, etc., from the earliest ages to the present time, forming a comprehensive work of reference for the use of architects, builders, carpenters, masons, engineers, students, professional men, and amateurs. (Martin and Johnson, 1850), also by Thomas Gunyon and Edward Lomax (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Encyclopedia of architecture. : A dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, carpentry, etc., from the earliest ages to the present time, froming a comprehensive work of reference for the use of architects, builders, carpenters, masons, engineers, students, professional men, and amateurs (Johnson, Fry & co., 1850), also by Thomas Gunyon and Edward Lomax (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Encyclopedia of architecture : a dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, etc., from the earliest times to the present (Martin and Johnson, 1850), also by Thomas Gunyon and Edward Lomax (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The guide to railway masonry. (Groombridge & sons; [etc., etc.], 1846), also by R. Cowan (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: An introduction to the method of incredments, expressed by a new form of notation, showing more intimately its relation to the fluxional analysis. (Davis and Dickson, 1817) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: An introduction to the method of increments, expressed by a new form of notation; shewing more intimately its relation to the fluxional analysis (Davis and Dickson, 1817) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A key to Nicholson's Popular course of the pure and mixed mathematics; in which all the questions are worked at length, for the use of tutors and self-students. (Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Mechanic's companion (John Locken, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The mechanic's companion, or, The Elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning : comprehending the latest improvements and containing a full description of the tools belonging to each branch of business, with copious directions for their use and an explanation of the terms used in each art : also an introduction to practical geometry (James Locken, 1832) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The mechanic's companion, or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning. And an explanation of the terms used in each art; also an introduction to practical geometry. (J. Locken, 1845) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The mechanic's companion : or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning, comprehending the latest improvements and containing a full description of the tools belonging to each branch of business, with copious directions for their use, an explanation of the terms used in each art and an introduction to practical geometry (F. Bell, 1853) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The mechanic's companion; or, The elements and practice of carpentry, joinery, bricklaying, masonry, slating, plastering, painting, smithing, and turning ... and containing a full description of the tools belonging to each branch of business ... also an introduction to practical geometry. (W.C. Borradaile, 1831) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The new and improved practical builder. (Thomas Kelly, 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The new and improved practical builder. (Thomas Kelly, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Nicholson's dictionary of the science and practice of architecture, building, carpentry, etc., etc., etc., from the earliest ages to the present time. (The London Print. and Pub. Co., 1854), also by Thomas Gunyon and Edward Lomax (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Nicholson's New carpenter's guide : being a complete book of lines for carpenters, joiners, cabinet-makers, and workmen in general : the theory and practice explained by numerous engravings. (G. Virtue, 1842), also by John Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Nicholson's New carpenter's guide : being a complete book of lines for carpenters, joiners, cabinet-makers, and workmen in general, on methods entirely new founded on geometrical principles; explained, in theory and practice, by numerous engravings, wherein the utility of every line is fully exemplified. (Jones, 1831), also by John Bowen (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Oblique arch. (E. & F.N. Spon, 1860), also by R. Cowen (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Ornamental designs for furniture and house decoration : being a series of designs in lithography, selected from the works of the best French and German ornamentalists : with a treatise on perspective, and an introductory essay on ornamental art (A. Fullarton & Co., 1850), also by William Bell Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A popular course of pure and mixed mathematics ... with tables of logarithms, and numerous questions for exercise (Printed for G. B. Whittaker, 1825) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Practical carpentry, joinery, and cabinet-making : being a new and complete system of lines for the use of workmen, founded on accurate geometrical and mechanical principles, with their application : in carpentry, to roofs, domes, centring, &c. : in joinery, to stairs, hand-rails, soffits, niches, &c : and in cabinet-making, to furniture, both plain and ornamental : fully and clearly explained. (Thomas Kelly, 1839) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Practical masonry, bricklaying and plastering, both plain and ornamental : containing a new and complete system of lines for stone-cutting... (Thomas Kelley, Paternoster Row, 1841) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Practical masonry, bricklaying and plastering, both plain and ornamental; containing a new and complete system of lines for stone-cutting. For the use of workmen. (T. Kelly, 1838) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A practical system of algebra, designed for the use of schools and private students (Printed for Baldwin and Cradock, 1831), also by John Rowbotham (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A practical treatise on the art of masonry and stone-cutting : containing the construction of profiles of arches ... and Gothic ceilings ... (Maynard, 1835) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: Principles of architecture; comprising fundamental rules of the art, with their application to practice: also rules for shadows for the five orders. (H. G. Bohn, 1848), also by Joseph Gwilt (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The principles of architecture, containing the fundamental rules of the art, in geometry, arithmetic, & mensuration, with the application of those rules to practice, the true method of drawing the ichnography and orthography of objects, geometrical rules for shadows, also the five orders of architecture : with a great variety of beautiful examples, selected from the antique, and many useful and elegant ornaments, with rules for projecting them (Printed for J. Barfield, and T. Gardiner, 1809), also by Thomas Gardiner, John Barfield, and Wilson Lowry (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The principles of architecture, containing the fundamental rules of the art, in geometry, arithmetic, & mensuration; with the application of those rules to practice. The true method of drawing the ichnography and orthography of objects; geometrical rules for shadows; also the five orders of architecture ... (Printed by J. Barfield, 1827) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture. (printed for M.Taylor, 1800) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of Architecture ... (J. Taylor, 1810) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture : fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings, for diminishing and glueing of columns and capitals, for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height, for striking the ionic volute, circular or elliptical, with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, etc. and some designs for door-cases (At the Office of the Railroad Journal, 1837) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: The student's instructor in drawing and working the five orders of architecture. Fully explaining the best methods for striking regular and quirked mouldings; for diminishing and glueing of columns and capitals; for finding the true diameter of an order to any given height; for striking the Ionic volute, circular or elliptical with finished examples, on a large scale, of the orders, their planceers, &c. and some designs for door-cases ... engraved on forty-one plates, with explanations. (J. Taylor, 1823) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A theoretical and practical treatise on the five orders of architecture ; containing the most plain and simple rules for drawing and executing them in the purest style (T. Kelly, 1853), also by William Chambers, Michael Angelo Nicholson, and Richard Elsam (page images at HathiTrust)
- Nicholson, Peter, 1765-1844: A theoretical and practical treatise on the five orders of architecture ; containing the most plain and simple rules for drawing and executing them in the purest style ; with the opinions of Sir William Chambers, and other eminent architects, both ancient and modern ... Including an historical description of Gothic architecture, showing its origin, and also a comparison of the Gothic architecture of England, Germany, France, Spain, and Italy ; together with details of the first, second, and third periods of the Pointed Arch, or Gothic style ... To which are added ... treatises on projection, perspective, fractions, decimal arithmetic, &c. concluding with an index and glossary of the terms of art, &c. (T. Kelly, 1839), also by William Chambers (page images at HathiTrust)
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