Modification:Sciento-2023-0001

Accept the findings concerning the acceptance and rejection of the existence of high mass-to-light ratios, flat rotation curves, and dark matter by the Western astronomy community.

The modification was suggested to Scientonomy community by Alessandra Castino on 27 December 2023.1 The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

Preamble

By applying the framework of theoretical scientonomy, Castino traces the acceptance of two anomalous phenomena: the high mass-to-light ratio observed in galactic clusters, first documented by Swiss astronomer Fritz Zwicky in 1933, and the flat rotation curves of galaxies first observed by American astronomers Vera Rubin and Kent Ford in 1970. Castino highlights how the community accepted two second-order propositions stating the inconsistency of these phenomena with the rest of the astronomical mosaic. She show that the acceptance of the existence of dark matter resulted from the acceptance of the existence of these anomalous phenomena and took place between 1982-1985, rather than in the mid-1970s as was previously assumed.

Modification

Accept the findings concerning the acceptance and rejection of the following propositions by the Western astronomy community:

Theory	Accepted Since	Accepted Until
High mass-to-light ratios (HMLR) exist.	c. 1961	present
HMLR are inconsistent with the mosaic.	1937	1982-1985
Flat rotation curves (FRC) exist.	1980-1982	present
FRC are inconsistent with the mosaic.	1970	1982-1985
Dark matter exists.	1982-1985	present

Verdict

The modification is currently being evaluated; a verdict is pending.

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