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  • To this I answer, That though the _Æther_ passes between the Particles, that is, through the Pores of bodies, so as that any chasme or separation being made, it has infinite passages to admit its entry into it, yet such is the tenacity or attractive virtue of Congruity, that till it be overcome by the meer strength of

    Micrographia Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and Inquiries Thereupon Robert Hooke 1669

  • Particles, which is the particle collection class, contains an array of instances that respond to both

    RubyCorner 2009

  • A tale of sexual misery, cloning and family tragedy, "Particles" was a searing condemnation of Western consumer society.

    Books: The Great Provocateur 2007

  • "Particles" sold 350,000 copies in France and was translated into 25 languages.

    Books: The Great Provocateur 2007

  • 'Particles' of heat are everywhere, and usually a nuisance, but newly designed materials could help put them to good use.

    WN.com - Articles related to The Technology newsbucket: Apple profit, Amazon, thin laptops... 2010

  • Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Particles collide at an exhibit at CERN, whose scientists hope to discover the Higgs boson, a theoretical particle that could explain how the universe is built.

    Physicists Close In on a Universal Puzzle Gautam Naik 2011

  • His early work, especially the cause célèbre "The Elementary Particles," is really less a novel than a treatise on biological determinism, full of ex cathedra pronouncements about the bestiality of human nature and showy pornography meant to illustrate man's mindless, insect-like urge to copulate.

    Reflections on Self-Regard Sam Sacks 2012

  • His novels, too, are written with an eye on the author's public image—the main characters of "The Elementary Particles" (1998) and "Platform" (2001) are both named Michel.

    Reflections on Self-Regard Sam Sacks 2012

  • Particles can jump around erratically, even disappear momentarily, and yet the overall field in which they exist seems to have some sort of ongoing coherence.

    Another Look 2009

  • Particles that don't interact with the Higgs field are left with no mass at all.

    Physicists Close In on a Universal Puzzle Gautam Naik 2011

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