He won The Royal Medal (1853), The Wallaston Medal (1859), The
Copley Medal (1864) - ALJ ;)
The royal medal is awarded to three people annually by the Royal
Society. The Copley medal is also awarded by the royal society each
year and is the oldest Royal Society medal still being awarded.
The Wollaston Medal is an award for geology and the highest
award given by the Geological Society of London