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
Locard
He postulated the circumference of the earth.
Schleiden and Sachwann
Sir Isaac Newton
Wolfgang Pauli
the centre has a nucleus
Both postulated on the earth's circumference.
1974 - Repetto
J J Thomas