And in fact much of it was formulated before there was a good microscopic model of matter.

实际上在好的物质的微观模型出现以前，这些结果就有了。

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So Horton treats the microscopic residents of Who-ville as equals because, as he proclaims, "a person's a person no matter how small."

因此霍顿平等地对待无名镇的袖珍居民，因为他认为“无论多小，人就是人。”

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General relativity deals with gravity and time and space; quantum mechanics with the microscopic workings of matter.

广义相对论，描述引力与时空的关系；量子力学，研究微观粒子运动规律。

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He and fellow Cornell researchers David Lee and Douglas Osheroff were awarded the Nobel for 1996 for their 1971 work on low-temperature physics involving the isotope helium-3, which has contributed to research ranging from the properties of microscopic matter to astrophysics.

WSJ: Cornell physicist and Nobel winner Richardson dies