Definition
In ancient astronomy, regions of Earth on opposite sides of the equator where the sun casts shadows in opposite directions.
Etymology
From Latin antiscia, from Greek anti- (opposite) + skia (shadow). The word literally means 'opposite shadows' and was used by ancient astronomers to describe the geometric relationship between the sun and different latitudes on Earth.
Kelly Says
Ancient Greek astronomers used antiscia to prove the Earth was round—if shadows fell opposite ways at the same moment in places far apart, the surface had to be curved! This single word demonstrates how ancient peoples used geometric reasoning to understand planetary science.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግሊዝኛ ነፃ
ingliznya n-tsa
ARالعربية
مناهضة الفلك
munahada al-falak
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা
bi-porit jyotir-bidya
CACatalà
antiscia
an-tis-cia
CSČeština
antiscia
an-tis-cia
DADansk
antiscia
an-tis-cia
DEDeutsch
antiscia
an-tis-cia
ELΕλληνικά
αντιαστρονομία
an-ti-astro-nomia
ESEspañol
antiscia
an-tis-cia
FAفارسی
مخالف نجومشناسی
makhlaf-e najum-shenāsi
FISuomi
antiscia
an-tis-cia
FRFrançais
antiscia
an-tis-cia
GUGU
શિક્ષણ વિરુદ્ધ
shik-shan vi-rod-hi
HAHA
adawa da koyon
a-da-wa da ko-yon
HEעברית
antiscia
an-tis-cia
HIहिन्दी
आसमान विरोधी
āsmān virodhī
HUMagyar
antiscia
an-tis-cia
IDBahasa Indonesia
antiscia
an-tis-cia
IGIG
nkwu-akwuru
nkwu-akwuru
ITItaliano
antiscia
an-tis-cia
KKKK
оқу-ақпараттық
o-qu-a-q-par-at-tyq
KMKM
ប្រឆាំងនឹងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ
bra-cha-m-neng vit-dia-sa-ast
KO한국어
반천문학
ban-cheon-mun-hak
MRMR
शिक्षणविरोधी
shik-shan-vi-rod-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
antiscia
an-tis-cia
MYမြန်မာ
ပညာရေးအတူ
pa-nya-ye a-tu
NLNederlands
antiscia
an-tis-cia
NONorsk
antiscia
an-tis-cia
PAPA
ਸਿੱਖਿਆ-ਵਿਰੋਧ
sik-hiya-vi-rodh
PLPolski
antiscia
an-tis-cia
PTPortuguês
antiscia
an-tis-cia
RORomână
antiscia
an-tis-cia
RUРусский
antiscia
an-tis-cia
SVSvenska
antiscia
an-tis-cia
SWKiswahili
antiscia
an-tis-cia
TEతెలుగు
విపరీత జ్యోతిశాస్త్రం
vi-parīta jyo-ti-śāstram
THไทย
ต่อต้านวิทยาศาสตร์
dtua-taan-wi-yat-sa-art
TRTürkçe
antiscia
an-tis-cia
UKУкраїнська
antiscia
an-tis-cia
URاردو
مُخالفة الفلك
mu-khālaf al-falak
VITiếng Việt
phản thiên văn
phan thien van
YOYO
àgbààgbà
a-g-ba-a-g-ba
ZH中文
反天文学
fǎn tiān wén xué