“Technological changes occurred slowly in Britain.” Give three reasons for this.

Technological changes occurred slowly in Britain due to the following reasons:
(l) It was expensive.
(ii) Merchants and industrialists were cautious about using it.
(iii) The machines often went out of order and repair was costly.
(iv) They were not as effective as their inventors and manufacturers claimed. For example, there was no buyer for steam engine for many years. At the beginning of the 19th century there were no more than 321 steam engines all over England. So even the most powerful new technology that enhanced the productivity of labour manifold was slow to be accepted by the industrialists.

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