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When was the British museum founded?

Following the passing of the British Library Act by Parliament in l972，the British Library came into operation with effect from the lst of July l973．The British Library has a number of components．The major sections of the organization known as the British Library are the Library of the British Museum，National Central Library，and the British Library Document Supply Centre．[14]

the Library has the privilege of legal store，which means that a copy of a large proportion of all printed material in the UK goes to the British Library．These include not only books，journals and magazines，but also newspapers，maps and printed music．[15]


then Chief Librarian．Originally the Reading Room was open to the general public，but due to overcrowding，a pass was required for admission．In addition to Vladimir Lenin，other famous readers in this exclusive place of study included Karl Marx．and the writers Charles Dickens and George Bernard Shaw．[16]

almost 500，000 conference proceedings，nearly 5，000，000 scientific reports．Its 20，000 customers from all over the world make about 4，000，000 requests every year．
根据题干中出现的the British museum founded，the British Museum's domed Reading Room designed可以判断短文介绍了大英博物馆的建成及相关情况。
在1972年颁布了《大英图书馆法案》之后，大英图书馆成立于l973年78 1日。它由前大荚博物馆图书馆、国立中央图书馆、大英图书馆文件补给中心等单位组成，收集了成千上万种书籍、报纸和期刊。图书馆的半球形阅览室是由当时的馆长潘尼齐要求设计的，许多名人都曾来过这里读书，包括列宁、马克思、狄更斯和萧伯纳等。
C。本题出题点在重要时间状语处(in l753)。短文提到，大英博物馆印刷图书郡与大英博物馆都是在1753年成立的，故选C。短文开头提到，l972年英国议会通过了《大英图书馆法案》之后，1973年7月1日大英图书馆正式成立，故排除A和D。