Nostradamus

Sitting alone at night in secret study;
it is placed on the brass tripod.
A slight flame comes out of the emptiness and
makes successful that which should not be believed in vain. Century 1.1

'Nostradamus was a 16th century French apothecary and Visionary Prophet who issued predictions about future events that would occur at a forward location in the Space-Time Tube.

Further Reading

The Prophecies of Nostradamus