Weather forecasting
A guy called Inigo Jones performed long range weather forecasting based on planetary cycles. He had a very good success rate which showed there was some science behind his thinking, even if it wasnt the whole picture. Inigo Jones back in the 1950's predicted the Victorian drought that started in the 1990's and predicted the end of this drought in 2010. Having just reached 2010, we can see the uncanny accuracy of his long range forecasting where we indeed have seen what appears to be the end of this drought. I believe more time should be spent on looking at his forecasting strategies and implementing them for farmers and those who need to read the seasons. He was not always right, but his methods were good enough to assist the farmers of the time.
Read http://www.worldweather.com.au/history.htm for some information on this guy.
