Answer :
The various reasons due to which technology occurred slowly in the 19th century were:
• The emergence of the new industries didn’t replace the traditional industries.
• Less than 20% of the workforce was employed in the advanced industrial sectors.
• Even though the textile industry was one of the major industries but most of its production came from domestic units rather than from factories.
• It was difficult for the industrialists and for the merchants to afford new technology as they were very expensive.
• It was difficult to repair the machines once they broke down as repairing was costly.
• The machines were not good enough as their manufacturers claimed.
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