This discovery contradicted the conventional belief of the time that the blood flows from the heart via the arteries as well as the veins.

His discovery contradicted the previous theoretical predictions based on the kinetic theory of gases.

She has also claimed that her discoveries have been suppressed by "the Jews and the Catholics" because the discovery of Atlantis would contradict the teachings of the Bible.

But the discovery of any plutonium at all contradicts previous assertions, the consultants said.

Paleontologists said the discovery contradicted widely held theories that carnivorous dinosaurs got smaller as they evolved more birdlike characteristics.

This discovery contradicted theories that planet formation was only possible around young stars.

For example, Copernicus' discovery contradicted Aristotle's idea of an Earth-centric universe.

The discovery that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis is actually good for one's health contradicts everything I heard about alcohol when I was young.

These discoveries contradict the classical hypothesis that the modern behaviour emerged only 40,000 years ago and was reached through a "large cultural leap".

That discovery contradicted the contentions of behavioral psychologists, who said all behavior arose from stimuli or reflexes.