Why sunspots won’t help you make a fortune on wheat futures
American Geophysical Union, August 2013A claim by 1800s astronomer William Herschel, retold for 212 years by science authors and trivia lovers, says the Sun’s moods influence things here on Earth in a more immediate way. Herschel asserted that the number of dark splotches on the Sun, called sunspots, significantly affects the wholesale price of wheat grain.