Ah. The garden shed version of discovering dark matter, perhaps ?
I believe nullified by the mathematical realisation that the inverse square law was calculated taking into account that there was no external input formulated into the equation.
When used in the real world, the maths results didn't tally with the actual results. The discrepancy became 'dark matter'. When the discovering scientists realised this, one became a staunch anti dark matter-ist. The others kept sctum and kept applying for funding.
It's no longer a science thing, it's a political and economic thing.
It was in really great depth in a Suspicious Observers episode.
#Absolutely fascinating
