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The Solar System: God's Heavenly Handiwork
This booklet explores aspects of the solar system, including our own Earth, and highlights the diversity and wonders of God's creation. Through them we will see that truly "the firmament shows His handiwork" (Psalm 19:1).
63 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 27, 2014
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Jason Lisle
36 books118 followersDr. Jason Lisle is an astrophysicist who formerly worked for the creationist organization Answers in Genesis as both a speaker and researcher, but is now Director of Research at the Institute for Creation Research.
Dr. Lisle is a creationist who has a PhD in Astrophysics, which he obtained through the University of Colorado in Boulder. His postgraduate research concentrated on solar dynamics, utilizing NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to monitor the surface of the sun. His PhD dissertation "Probing the Dynamics of Solar Supergranulation and its Interaction with Magnetism." is available from the University of Colorado and he has also published numerous papers in scientific literature concerning convection cells in the sun.
Although some creationists claim, as in the film Expelled, that holding to creationist beliefs while pursing a degree at an accredited University will get you kicked out, Dr. Jason Lisle recieved his undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University summa cum laude with a double-major in physics and astronomy and a minor in mathematics. For his thesis and dissertation, (Master's and Ph.D accordingly,) though members of his Peer-Review Panel might have been aware of his young Earth beliefs - their evaluation of his work was based on his actual research and not his personal beliefs.
Dr. Lisle is a creationist who has a PhD in Astrophysics, which he obtained through the University of Colorado in Boulder. His postgraduate research concentrated on solar dynamics, utilizing NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) to monitor the surface of the sun. His PhD dissertation "Probing the Dynamics of Solar Supergranulation and its Interaction with Magnetism." is available from the University of Colorado and he has also published numerous papers in scientific literature concerning convection cells in the sun.
Although some creationists claim, as in the film Expelled, that holding to creationist beliefs while pursing a degree at an accredited University will get you kicked out, Dr. Jason Lisle recieved his undergraduate degree from Ohio Wesleyan University summa cum laude with a double-major in physics and astronomy and a minor in mathematics. For his thesis and dissertation, (Master's and Ph.D accordingly,) though members of his Peer-Review Panel might have been aware of his young Earth beliefs - their evaluation of his work was based on his actual research and not his personal beliefs.
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January 3, 2024
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Not adding this to my year in books because of the length.
A short and mostly accessible guide to the amazing solar system we live in. I learned a lot reading this, and look forward to learning much, much more about space in the future!
Not adding this to my year in books because of the length.
A short and mostly accessible guide to the amazing solar system we live in. I learned a lot reading this, and look forward to learning much, much more about space in the future!
July 18, 2018
Solar system
Now this works as a great kindle astronomy book in every way, Dr. Lisle explains it all well, everyone should read it
Now this works as a great kindle astronomy book in every way, Dr. Lisle explains it all well, everyone should read it
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