of Postulate, Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference.
The scenario you've postulated is just another slant on a tired old saw.
Niels Bohr
Kepler
He postulated the circumference of the earth.
Sir Isaac Newton
1974 - Repetto
Wolfgang Pauli
Both postulated on the earth's circumference.
the centre has a nucleus
He postulated the idea of evolution with his book: The Origin of Species.
lancelets
The Exchange of Evidence Principle was postulated by Karl Popper, an Austrian-British philosopher of science. Popper's principle suggests that scientific theories should be testable and falsifiable through observation and experimentation.