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.
CHAPTER XVII. THE TOWN OF LEWISTON. The town of Lewiston was erected from Cambria on February 27, 1818, and has always retained its original area, which is 22,231 acres. The town is the central ore of the three western tier and borders on the Niagara River.