Studying geochemistry... about the methodology of science. 2nd edition, stereotypical. Perelman A.I.

This book tells about the problems of the methodology of scientific research. In detail, the specific examples from geology and geography examine the contradictions that often arise between facts and theory, and methods of resolving them. The ratio of fundamental and applied sciences, their connection with practice are shown. The presentation of theoretical issues is closely related to urgent problems of mineral raw materials, rational nature management and environmental protection.

The book is recommended for geologists, geochemists, geographers and other scientists - representatives of the sciences of land, historians and methodologists of science, students and graduate students, all readers interested in methodological problems.