Physics Museum
The collection of the Physics Museum at the University of Melbourne comprises
some 350 items of historical and scientific interest, concentrating on scientific
apparatus constructed by former professors and staff for research purposes. It
includes equipment and photographs spanning the history of the School of Physics,
which was established as the School of Natural Philosophy in the 1880's.
There are significant holdings of ruling engines and diffraction gratings developed
by Grayson and Lyle as well as apparatus emerging from optical munitions research
directed by Laby during the Second World War.
The Physics Museum owes its creation to the dedication and forethought of Associate
Professor Ed Muirhead, Chairman of the School of Physics from 1980 to 1986, who
initiated the current displays in the 1980s. The collection was catalogued with
the aid of Ms Anna Fairclough [museum curator], and the museum displays set up
with a grant from the Ian Potter Foundation.
Many of the displays have been photographed as VR objects. VR Objects allow the
user to view the object interactively as a three dimensional computer image.
Use the mouse to rotate the object, use shift and control to zoom in and out.
To view a VR object on this site you will need Quicktime.
Click here for a three
dimensional model of the physics building (requires Quicktime).
Location:
Physics Museum
Level 2
School of Physics
University of Melbourne VIC 3010
The School of Physics is on the corner of Swanston and Elgin Streets, Parkville .
Opening hours:
9am to 5pm
Monday to Friday
Closed between Christmas and New Year and on public holidays.
information contact:
museum@physics.unimelb.edu.au
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