ANTISCI, or Antoeci, in Geography, the People who inhabit on different sides of the Equator; and who, of consequence, at Noon, have their Shadows projected opposite ways. See SHADOW. The People of the North are Antisci to those of the South; the one projecting their Shadows, at Noon, towards the North Pole, and the others towards the South Pole. Antisci are frequently confounded with Antoeci, who inhabiting opposite sides of the Equator, have the same Elevation of Pole. See ANTIOCI. The Antisci are distinguished from Perioeci, etc. See PERIOECI. Antisci are sometimes also used among Astrologers, for two Points of the Heavens equally distant from the Tropics—Thus the Signs Leo and Aquarius are held antisci to each other. The Word comes from the Greek ἀντί, against, and σκιά, Shadow.
