It was certainly not the case that Maclaurin had been idle during his time away, for, while in France, he had been awarded a Grand Prize by the Académie des Sciences for his work on the impact of bodies.
Ito ay tiyak na hindi ang mga kaso na Maclaurin had been idle sa panahon ng kanyang panahon sa malayo, para sa, habang sa Pransya, siya had been iginawad ng isang Grand Prize ng Académie des Sciences para sa kanyang trabaho sa mga epekto ng katawan.