A case of mathematical eponymy: the Vandermonde determinant by Bernard Ycart
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A case of mathematical eponymy: the Vandermonde determinant by Bernard Ycart by
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Revue d’histoire des mathématiques 19, 43–77. Original historical research separating Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde's coefficient notation, alternating expressions, difference-products and the history of the Vandermonde determinant name. Cited especially §2.1 and the bibliography.
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