The Physical TouristThe Physics Museum of the University of Naples "Federico II"

The Physics Museum of the University of Naples “Federico II” was established in 1986 by a group of physicists who decided to take charge of all of the scientific instruments of historical interest. It is located in the historical University Building at 8 Via Mezzocannone (figures 1 and 2). The instrument collection comprises approximately 700 items, most of which were acquired in the 18th and early 20th centuries from instrument makers in England, France, and Germany. Also included are a number of interesting prototypes of apparatus made by Italian instrument makers