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Peter Nicholson
AuthorBooks · Second hand1765-1844
Peter Nicholson 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, his invention of draughtsman's instruments, including a centrolinead and a cyclograph, and his prolific writing on numerous practical subjects.
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About Peter Nicholson
Birth
1765
Death
1844
Peter Nicholson 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, his invention of draughtsman's instruments, including a centrolinead and a cyclograph, and his prolific writing on numerous practical subjects.
Peter Nicholson was a multifaceted Scottish architect, mathematician, and engineer.
His most notable work, The carpenter's new guide, remains a fundamental reference in the world of carpentry.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote and published a total of 67 technical works.
His work focused on practical disciplines such as architecture, building, and joinery.
Born in East Lothian in 1765, he dedicated his life to perfecting the art of construction and architectural orders.
