In particular the works of Lagrange, Laplace, Legendre, Fresnel and Fourier were treated with "reverence" to use a word which Thomson himself would later use to describe the attitude that his lecturers had towards these French mathematicians.
Sa mga partikular na ang mga gawa ng Lagrange, Laplace, Legendre, Fresnel at Fourier ay tratuhin ng may "pitagan" sa paggamit ng isang salita na kung saan Thomson kanyang sarili ay mamaya gamitin upang ilarawan ang attitude na kanyang lecturers had patungo sa mga French mathematicians.