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What scientific honor did Charles Lyell receive from the Royal Society in 1858?
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Charles Lyell
Charles Lyell, detail of a replica in oil by Lowes Cato Dickinson, 1883; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
In 1858, the Scottish geologist Charles Lyell received the Copley Medal, which is the highest award granted by the Royal Society of London.1