This line is very important in the document because it establishes the universities intent in religion. The religious intent of UVA is not to have one, it's secular. The basis for this secularism comes from the Constitution's Bill of Rights, "In conformity with the principles of our constitution, which places all sects of religion on an equal footing." This is very different from the charter establishing the College of William and Mary which explicitly stated one of the main purposes of the college was to spread Christianity, "We, taking the premises seriously into our consideration, and earnestly desiring, that as far as in us lies, true philosophy, and other good and liberal arts and sciences may be promoted, and that the orthodox Christian faith may be propagated." UVA was secular and did not even have a religious studies department at its founding. It is interesting to consider how the enlightenment period changed the world of higher education. SUPA FLY LEVI

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Why was the central college already in Albermarle? I found online receipts of tax payments on the lands and slave laborers of the Central college. I also found Jefferson's bill calling for the creation of the Central college. Why did the central college come first? Why did Jefferson create the central college instead of just establishing a state university?

I am questioning why Astronomy was determined to be one of the founding branches of study. Chemistry was studied in relation to its uses in agriculture, but what was astronomy practical for at this time? Wikipedia says that the analysis of elements in the sun, spectroscopy, was first done in 1814. link to wikipedia