Definition:Determinant/Matrix/Historical Note

Historical Note on Determinant of Matrix
The theory of determinants was the first topic in linear algebra to be studied in any depth.

It was initiated by in $1696$, then further developed by, , ,  and.

It was advanced significantly in the first half of the $19$th century by, and , who between them put them into the form with which we are now familiar.

The word determinant itself first appeared in by  in $1801$.