Statement

The corona is heated by processes originating within the Sun.

The statement enters the Scientific Ledger exactly as stated. No language is modified, strengthened or weakened before examination.

Scientific Ledger I

Word/Phrase Under Examination: Corona

Observational Question

Within the defined observational scope of this investigation, what observation directly identifies the descriptive word “corona’”

Observational Response

The observations identify observable coronal structure, localized coronal organization, organized coronal histories, changing coronal structure and observable coronal regions.

Present Standing

Within the defined observational scope examined by the Encounter Project, the descriptive word “corona” is directly identified by observation.

Scientific Ledger II

Word/Phrase Under Examination: Heated

Observational Question

Within the defined observational scope of this investigation, what observation directly identifies the descriptive word “heated”?

Observational Response

The observations identify the observable corona and observable coronal organization. They do not directly identify the descriptive word “heated”. They identify observable behavior but do not directly identify the thermal process carried by the descriptive word.

Present Standing

Within the defined observational scope examined by the Encounter Project, the descriptive word “heated” is not presently identified by direct observation.

Scientific Ledger III

Word/Phrase Under Examination: Processes Originating Within the Sun

Observational Question

Within the defined observational scope of this investigation, what observations directly identify the descriptive phrase “processes originating within the Sun”?

Observational Response

The observations identify organized interior histories, organized emergence histories, organized magnetic histories, organized acoustic histories, organized continuum histories, observable coronal histories, continuity and recoverable organizational relationships. They do not directly identify the complete causal process described by the phrase.

Present Standing

Within the defined observational scope examined by the Encounter Project, the descriptive phrase “processes originating within the Sun” is not presently identified by direct observation.

Statement Standing

The statement has now undergone its first Scientific Ledger examination. Each principal descriptive word and phrase has been individually examined before the statement itself was considered.

Within the defined observational scope examined by the Encounter Project, the observations directly identify the observable corona, observable coronal organization and continuous organizational histories. Within that same observational scope, the Scientific Ledger does not presently identify by direct observation the descriptive word “heated” or the descriptive phrase “processes originating within the Sun”.

The Scientific Ledger therefore distinguishes between the observed existence of the corona and the explanatory thermal process attached to the corona by the descriptive statement.

This Statement Standing records only the present observational history established within the defined scope of this investigation. It remains open to every future observation entering the Scientific Ledger.

Produced by The Lilborn Equation Team:

Michael Lilborn-Williams

Thomas Jackson Barnard

Audrey Williams