The discovery of nature is a narrative of experiences that dates back to the 14th century. In sixteen chapters, Jürgen Goldstein paints a vivid panorama of its locations and protagonists: from Petrarch's Mont Ventoux experience to Georg Forster's journey to Tahiti and Georg Christoph Lichtenberg's crossing to Helgoland, culminating in Reinhold Messner's ascent of Mount Everest. Through eight mountain climbs and eight horizon-expanding sea voyages, he traces a developmental arc that ranges from the timid beginnings of the joy of observation to spectacular explorations of nature, leading to today's fatigue with observation. From the historical accounts of experience, Jürgen Goldstein weaves a dense, almost literary narrative of the changing perception of nature, bringing these discovery experiences to life. By doing so, he often presents brilliant insights.