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Timosthenes
Timosthenes of Rhodes (Greek: Τιμοσθένης) (fl. 270 BCE) was a Greeknavigator, geographer and admiral in Ptolemaic navy. He is credited with inventing the system of twelve winds that became known as the Greek 12-wind rose.
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Timosthenes of Rhodes (Greek: Τιμοσθένης) (fl. 270 BCE) was a Greeknavigator, geographer and admiral in Ptolemaic navy. He is credited with inventing the system of twelve winds that became known as the Greek 12-wind rose.