A search for structure : selected essays on science, art, and history / Cyril Stanley Smith.

Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, [1981], ©1981.

x, 410 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

"Bibliography of the work of Cyril Stanley Smith" : p. [391]-399

Includes bibliographic references and index

Grain shapes and other metallurgical applications of topology -- The discovery of carbon in steel -- Structure, substructure, and superstructure -- The interpretation of microstructures of metallic artifacts -- Matter versus materials -- The early history of casting, molds, and the science of solidification -- Porcelain and plutonism -- Art, technology, and science -- Metallurgical footnotes to the history of art -- Reflections on technology and the decorative arts in the nineteenth century -- On art, invention, and technology -- Some constructive corrodings -- A highly personal view of science and its history -- Structural hierarchy in science, art, and history.