We discuss the problem when ℵ₁ sets are contained in a σ-generated σ-field on some set X. This is related to a problem raised by K. P. S. Bhaskara Rao and Rae Michael Shortt [Dissertationes Math. 372 (1998)] which we answer. We also briefly discuss generating the family of all subsets from rectangles.
@article{bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-cm115-1-5, author = {R. Drabi\'nski and E. Grzegorek}, title = {When 1 many sets are contained in a countably generated s-field}, journal = {Colloquium Mathematicae}, volume = {116}, year = {2009}, pages = {41-45}, zbl = {1187.28004}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-cm115-1-5} }
R. Drabiński; E. Grzegorek. When ℵ₁ many sets are contained in a countably generated σ-field. Colloquium Mathematicae, Tome 116 (2009) pp. 41-45. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/bwmeta1.element.bwnjournal-article-doi-10_4064-cm115-1-5/