In the Service of the Reich
Aspects of Copernicus and Galileo in Nazi Germany’s Historiographical and Political Discourse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14670945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Volker R Remmert (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-359 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science in Context (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0269-8897 • E-ISSN: 1474-0664 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0269889701000126 |
| OpenAlex | W2161769380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Argument Focus of this paper is on the historiographical fate of Nicholas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei in Nazi Germany. Both played interesting roles in Nazi propaganda and the legitimization of Nazi political goals. In the “Third Reich,” efforts to claim Copernicus as a German astronomer were closely linked to revisionist policies in Eastern Europe culminating in the war-time expansion. The example of Galileo’s condemnation by the Catholic Church in 1633 became a symbol of its unjustified opposition to new “scientific” results, namely Nazi racial theory. After Catholic opposition against Nazi racial theory had reached a peak in 1937, the Galileo affair was turned into an instrument of Nazi propaganda against the Catholic Church. Auch der Historiker steht in der Zeit, nicht über ihr. Das Ewigkeitspostament hat er verloren. Siegfried Giedion
Copernicus · Geography · German · Historiography · Nazi Germany · Nazism · Political science · Politics · Classics · Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Philosophy and Science · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2009 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |