From:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
4 Nov 1864
Source of text:
K. M. Lyell ed. 1881, 2: 383–4
Summary:
Delighted to hear that CD was awarded Copley Medal. Important because award by chartered institution acts on outsiders and helps increase stock of moral courage.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project