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Consistency of a strange (choice-wise) set of reals, pt. 2

This is a follow-up on this question. Consider a set $X\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ such that $X$ is not separable wrt its subspace topology Every countable family of non-empty pairwise disjoint subsets of $...
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Consistency of a strange (choice-wise) set of reals

Consider a set $X\subseteq \mathbb{R}$ such that $X$ is not separable wrt its subspace topology For all $r\in\mathbb{R}$ there exists a sequence $(x_n)_{n\in\omega} \subset X$ converging to $r$ In a ...
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BCT equivalent to DC

Do you know where I can find proof of equivalence Baire Category Theorem and DC (Axiom of Dependent Choice)? It is well known fact but I can't find appropriate literature with the proof.
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Compactness of the Hilbert cube without the Axiom of Choice

I am just curious: is there a published proof of the compactness of the Hilbert cube that does not use the Axiom of Choice, or is it well known?
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A few standard results (on metrizability and relative separation strength) without Choice?

I've been going back over some results from Munkres's Topology, and I'm curious about some things. (I originally posted this on M.SE, but I think it is probably a better fit here.) I know that Choice ...