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William Nicholson (13 December 1753 – 21 May 1815) was an English writer, translator, publisher, scientist, inventor, patent agent and civil engineer. He launched the first monthly scientific journal in Britain, Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts , in 1797, and remained its editor until 1814.
William Nicolson (1655–1727) was an English churchman, linguist and antiquarian. As a bishop he played a significant part in the House of Lords during the reign of Queen Anne, and left a diary that is an important source for the politics of his times. He was a versatile scholar, involved in numerous collaborations and contributing uncredited ...
At the start of his career Nicholson worked for the BBC as a director of documentary films with numerous works to his credit [3] between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s. He gained renown as a novelist and playwright when the first book of his popular Wind On Fire trilogy won the Blue Peter best book award and the Smarties Gold Award for Best Children's Book.
The author chose Nicholson's journal in order to remain anonymous at first, and later revealed himself to be William Hyde Wollaston. [ 3 ] The journal published the first known aerodynamic analysis of gliders and heavier-than-air fixed-wing flying machines designs, by George Cayley in 1809–1810.
William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson (1845–1918), British field marshal and Chief of the Imperial General Staff William Jones Nicholson (1856–1931), U.S. Army general William Graham Nicholson (1862–1942), British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative Party politician
The Noble Warriors trilogy is a fantasy series, written by British novelist William Nicholson. [ 1 ] The first book, Seeker , was published in 2006, as was the second in the trilogy, Jango . The third book, Noman , was published in September 2007.
The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life is a novel by the British playwright, novelist and Oscar nominated screenwriter William Nicholson. Plot summary Laura, the ...
Seeker (2005) is the first book in the Noble Warriors trilogy, written by William Nicholson. [1] The Noble Warriors The Noble Warriors, or Nomana, are members of a ...