His Essay on the Figure of the Earth won him a gold medal from the University of Glasgow when he was 15 years old and it was a truly remarkable work containing important ideas which Thomson returned to throughout his life.
Ang kanyang mga sanaysay sa Larawan ng Earth won sa kanya ng isang gintong medalya mula sa University of Glasgow kapag siya ay 15 years old at ito ay isang tunay na pansin sa trabaho na naglalaman ng mga mahahalagang ideya na Thomson ibabalik sa lahat ng dako ng kanyang buhay.