Tour Scotland 4K late Autumn afternoon travel video in all kinds of weather with Scottish music, on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Cupar, North, Fife, Britain, United Kingdom. The town is believed to have grown around the site of Cupar Castle, which was the seat of the sheriff and was owned by the earls of Fife. The area became a centre for judiciary as the county of Fife and as a market town catering for both cattle and sheep. Alexander Wood who invented the first true hypodermic syringe was the son of Doctor John Wood and his wife Mary Wood and was born on 10 December 1817 in Cupar, Fife. The family moved to Edinburgh around 1825, where they lived at 19 Royal Circus in the Second New Town. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy from 1825 to 1832, and then studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. From qualification he worked at the Stockbridge Dispensary near his Edinburgh home. By 1840 he was working as a surgeon and living in his late father's house at 19 Royal Circus. From 1841 he lectured in medicine at the Extra Mural School connected to the University of Edinburgh. In 1845 Wood was elected a member of the Harveian Society of Edinburgh and served as President in 1868. In 1853, he invented the first hypodermic needle that used a true syringe and hollow needle. Wood referred to his invention as " subcutaneous " rather than " hypodermic ". The term " hypodermic " was actually coined by the English doctor Charles Hunter, whose developments of Wood's invention and research into the method of administering pain relief angered Wood. Wood believed that injections should be directly into the area where pain was felt, because the effect could only be local, whereas Hunter argued that the injection could be given anywhere and had a general effect. The medical community supported Hunter's hypothesis, though it is Wood who has been better remembered subsequently. Wood was elected President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1858. In 1863 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, his proposer being James David Forbes. In later life Wood lived at 12 Strathearn Place in the Grange in southern Edinburgh. Wood was buried with his wife, Rebecca Massey, in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh. The grave lies on an east facing section of the obscured southern terrace. The gravestone corroborates a later date for his wife's death, on 6 February 1895. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. When driving on Scottish roads in Scotland slow down and enjoy the trip. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30. The equinox at which the sun approaches the Southern Hemisphere, marking the start of astronomical Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The time of this occurrence is approximately September 22. @tourscotland #scotland #autumn #drivingtrip #music
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