We present a detailed discussion of the crossover from mean-field to Ising
critical behavior upon approach of the critical point, both for He-3 and Xe
. By combining different sets of experimental data, we are able to cover an
unusually large temperature range on either side of the critical temperatu
re T-c. Below T-c, we thus can make an accurate comparison with a recent ca
lculation for the crossover of the coexistence curve. For the regime above
T-c, an analysis of the compressibility demonstrates that the crossover reg
ime in He-3 is unexpectedly widened by a subtle interplay between quantum a
nd critical fluctuations.