In 1770, at the age of 18, Legendre defended his thesis in mathematics and physics at the Collège Mazarin but this was not quite as grand an achievement as it sounds to us today, for this consisted more of a plan of research rather than a completed thesis.
Sa 1770, sa edad na 18, Legendre defended kanyang tesis sa matematika at physics sa kolehiyo Mazarin ngunit ito ay hindi ganap na tagumpay bilang isang maharlika ito sounds sa amin sa araw na ito, para sa mga ito consisted more ng isang plano ng pananaliksik sa halip na isang nakumpleto sanaysay.