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- Captain Nicholas Hunter Heck (1 September 1882 – 21 December 1953) was a career officer of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps. A leading geophysicist of his time, Heck made important contributions in the study of seismology and oceanography. He also revolutionized hydrographic surveying by developing the wire-drag surveying technique and introduced radio acoustic ranging into Coast and Geodetic Survey hydrography. (en)
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- Heckton Mills, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, US (en)
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- Nicholas H. Heck, probably ca. 1940. (en)
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