Articles on the teaching of science and Geology defend the importance of integrating historical and philosophical aspects in educational processes (History and Philosophy of Science approach or HPS), we call it the methodological approach of science (MAS). On the other hand, several works suggest that textbooks are important into selecting and organizinge programs of scientific disciplines overall in Brazil. These books seriously generate important influence on the formation of geologists, geographers, biologists, etc. These elements lead to research in the methodological contents in didactic books of Introductory Geology. The study demonstrates the presence of James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's thought in an textbook used in Brazilian undergraduate courses, as well as other historical aspects which suggests certain pedagogical importance of MAS inon the examined didactic material.
teaching of Earth Sciences; History and Philosophy of Science; text book; History of Geology; James Hutton (1726-1797); Charles Lyell (1797-1875)