Amphiscians

/æmˈfɪʃənz/ noun

Definition

People who live in tropical regions where the sun can be overhead and their shadows fall in different directions at different times of year.

Etymology

From Greek 'amphi' (both/around) + 'skia' (shadow), an ancient geographical term used by Greek scholars to describe tropical inhabitants.

Kelly Says

The ancient Greeks used the concept of amphiscians to prove the Earth was round—they realized that people in different latitudes had shadows falling in different directions, which only makes sense on a sphere.

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