In the 1960s, Italian artist Bruno Munari explored the visual history of the square, circle, and triangle in three books, which Princeton Architectural Press recently compiled.

Astronomers use “eccentric” to refer to the shape of a planet’s orbit on a scale from zero to 1. Zero equates to a perfectly circular orbit.

Compactness means non-eccentric shapes. DANIEL: But what exactly is a non-eccentric shape? This is what gets argued over in court when states are accused of gerrymandering.

No leaves have emerged, so you can see its eccentric shape. Forty years old, its limbs are a wild jungle gym of twists, turns and loops. Though not tall, its spread must be 40 feet across, maybe 50.

Here’s just a sampling of some of the more eccentric shapes you might not have seen, but the the full set is stunning: Subscribe to the Design newsletter.

His shapes are eccentric, but they are not random or arbitrary. He expects people to feel comfortable standing in front of his paintings, despite them not being the expected rectangular, diamond ...

Eccentric overload training is an approach to lifting weights that provides a progressive overload by focusing on the lowering portions of an exercise.

From Cartier, Rolex, Daniel Roth, Audemars Piguet, Patek Philippe, and more, these eccentric watches are gaining traction with collectors.

From beautifully eccentric shapes to squirrelly design features, here’s our pick of Germany’s most unusual: But sometimes a car maker releases a car that's so disappointing for numerous ...

Riding on last month's How It Works topic (cams) is this month's topic—lifters. These cylindrically shaped components contact the lobes of the cam to convert the eccentric shape of the lobe into ...