In common scientific usage, high-energy particles with intrinsic mass are known as cosmic rays, while photons, which are quanta of electromagnetic radiation (and so have no intrinsic mass) are known by their common names, such as gamma rays or X-rays, depending on their photon energy.
Lewiston, NY. Sponsored Topics. Lewiston is a village in Niagara County, New York, United States. The population was 2,781 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Morgan Lewis, an early 19th-century governor of New York. It is part of the BuffaloâNiagara Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Photos courtesy of: Ken Huisjen. Lewiston is located in Albert Township in southeastern Montmorency County. Situated on the eastern half of Twin Lake, this town started in the early 1890s during the lumber boom when the Michelson & Hanson Lumber Co. built a mill and general store in the area.