The concept of a beautiful equation, the very idea that a mathematical equation could ever be regarded as attractive, would be foreign to anyone who lacks an appreciation of mathematics. Unfortunately, there are those for whom math is a drudge, to be avoided at all cost. This paper is not for them. But, for those who do not actually hate math, those who use match as a tool, those who may never have thought that an equation could have any aesthetic value, they are may audience. Those who like match should enjoy much of this paper. Those whol love math and astrodynamics should find it a pleasant diversion.
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