The 46th National Congress of the Italian Society for the History of Physics and Astronomy will take place in Naples on 15-18 September 2025.
The main venues will be the INAF - Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, Museum of Physics of the University of Naples Federico II, and the INGV - Vesuvius Observatory
The Congress
The Congress is part of a long‑established series of annual meetings that SISFA has organized since its foundation. Its purpose is to promote research in the history of physics and astronomy in Italy, encouraging contributions not only from academic historians but also from independent scholars and school teachers interested in exploring how the history of these disciplines can enrich today’s scientific education. At the same time, the Congress offers a valuable opportunity to strengthen existing collaborations and to foster new connections among SISFA members, scholars from related societies, and researchers working in the same or complementary fields.
Historians of physics and astronomy are warmly invited to participate, and the invitation is extended to all scholars and researchers who share these interests.
The program will include both invited lectures and contributed oral presentations. The official languages of the Congress will be Italian and English.
During the meeting, SISFA will also confer the Award for the Best Graduate Thesis in the History of Physics or the History of Astronomy (Premio di Laurea SISFA 2026).
The conference benefits from the financial and technical support of the INAF–Scientific Directorate and the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte, the Museum Centre and the Department of Physics of the University of Naples Federico II, the INGV–Vesuvius Observatory, the INFN–Naples Division, and the National Committee for the Celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Death of Giuseppe Piazzi.
The congress is held under the patronage of Regione Campania, Comune di Napoli, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, and the Società Nazionale di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti di Napoli.
