He was awarded an astronomy scholarship in 1864, then in the Tripos examinations of 1865 he was Senior Wrangler (the top First Class student) and in the same year he was the first Smith's prizeman.
Siya ay iginawad ng isang scholarship sa astronomy, 1864, at pagkatapos ay sa Tripos pagsusuri ng 1865 siya ay Senior Wrangler (sa itaas Unang Klase ng mag-aaral) at sa parehong taon na siya ay ang unang Smith's prizeman.