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Whit·ney AHD[hwĭtʹnē, wĭtʹ-] Eli (1765-1825) D.J.[ˈhwɪtniː, ˈwɪt-]K.K.[ˈhwɪtni, ˈwɪt-]NONE(无词性)Eli Whitney19th-century engraving- American inventor and manufacturer whose invention of the cotton gin (1793) revolutionized the cotton industry. He also established the first factory to assemble muskets with interchangeable parts, marking the advent of modern mass production.惠特尼,埃利:(1765-1825) 美国发明家和制造商。他发明的轧花机(1793年)引起棉花工业的革命。他也建立了第一个用互换零件装配步枪的工厂,这标志着现代大生产的到来
WhitneyJosiah Dwight (1819-1896)NONE(无词性)- American geologist who measured (1864) the highest peak in the continental United States, which was later named after him. His brotherWilliam Dwight Whitney (1827-1894), a philologist and lexicographer, edited the Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (1889-1891). 惠特尼,约西亚·德怀特:(1819-1896) 美国地质学家。他曾测量了美国大陆的最高峰(1864年),此峰后来以他的名字命名。他的弟弟威廉·德怀特·惠特尼 (1827-1894年)是一个哲学家和辞典编纂者,曾编辑 《世纪词典》 (1889-1891年)
Whitney,Mount。NONE(无词性)- A peak, 4,420.7 m (14,494 ft) high, in the Sierra Nevada of east-central California. It is the highest elevation in the continental United States.惠特尼山:美国加利福尼亚州中东部,内华达山脉一山峰,海拔4,420.7米(14,494英尺),是美国大陆的最高峰
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