Addition theorems and -spaces
It is proved that if a regular space is the union of a finite family of metrizable subspaces then is a -space in the sense of E. van Douwen. It follows that if a regular space of countable extent is the union of a finite collection of metrizable subspaces then is Lindelöf. The proofs are based on a principal result of this paper: every space with a point-countable base is a -space. Some other new results on the properties of spaces which are unions of a finite collection of nice subspaces...