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Whitney¹

1. Eli. 1765--1825, US inventor of a mechanical cotton gin (1793) and pioneer manufacturer of interchangeable parts

2. William Dwight. 1827--94, US philologist, noted esp for his Sanskrit Grammar (1879)

Whitney²

Mount. a mountain in E California: the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and in continental US (excluding Alaska). Height: 4418 m (14 495 ft.)

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